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| TITLE 22 | EXAMINING BOARDS |
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| PART 9 | TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD |
| CHAPTER 181 | CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS |
| RULE §181.4 | Delegation of Fitting of Contact Lenses |
If a physician notes on a spectacle prescription "fit for contacts" or similar language and has specifically delegated to a specific optician the authority to make the additional measurements and evaluations necessary to derive the information required for a fully written contact lens prescription, the optician may dispense contact lenses to the patient even though the prescription is less than a fully written contact lens prescription. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §181.4 adopted to be effective March 4, 1998, 23 TexReg 1950. |
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