Texas Occupations Code § 353.154 Short-term Prescription

Sec. 353.154. SHORT-TERM PRESCRIPTION. If a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist writes a contact lens prescription for a period of less than one year, the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist shall:

(1) give the patient a verbal explanation of the reason for the action at the time of the action; and

(2) maintain in the patient's records a written explanation of the reason.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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