Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 18 Businesses And Professions - Chapter 18.195 Consumer Access To Vision Care Act

• 18.195.010 Findings -- Intent
  The legislature finds that in the newly reformed health care delivery system it is necessary to clarify providers' roles to ensure that they are working ...
• 18.195.020 Definitions
  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Dispensing" means the retail delivery of ophthalmic goods to the patient by a prescriber or ...
• 18.195.030 Prohibited practices -- Separation of examination and dispensing -- Notice -- Duplication of lenses
  (1) No prescriber shall: (a) Fail to provide to the patient one copy of the patient's prescription at the completion of the eye examination. A ...
• 18.195.040 Prescription not referring to contacts -- Verification of performance -- Notice -- Prescription time limit -- Safety notice -- Noncompliance
  (1) If the patient chooses to purchase contact lenses from an optician and the prescription is silent regarding contact lenses, the optician shall contact the ...
• 18.195.050 Rule making -- Effect
  (1) The secretary shall adopt rules necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter. The secretary is specifically directed to adopt rules that maximize competition ...
• 18.195.900 Short title
  This chapter may be cited as the Consumer Access to Vision Care Act.[1994 c 106 § 7.] ...
• 18.195.901 Construction
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as expanding the scope of practice of a vision care practitioner beyond that currently authorized by state law.[1994 ...
• 18.195.902 Captions not law
  Section captions as used in this chapter constitute no part of the law.[1994 c 106 § 8.] ...
• 18.195.903 Severability -- 1994 c 106
  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009