A licensed optometrist will provide the patient on completion
of the examination and diagnosis a copy of the prescription for any vision
correcting item, device or procedure unless there are significant medical
reasons which would prohibit the immediate release. The medical conditions
restricting any release of the prescription must be documented in the patient's
records.
(A) Diagnosis for determining
the contact lens prescription shall be considered a review of the proposed
contact lens(es) in the eye(s) of the patient after an appropriate wearing
period following the initial examination. The diagnosis review may be waived at
the discretion of the examining licensed optometrist. Patients who have
successfully been wearing contact lenses whereby the examination does not
require any major change in prescription or type of lens are
be eligible for the issuance of the
prescription at the completion of the examination.
(B) The examining licensed optometrist may
expire a contact lens prescription at the end of one year after the eye
examination and completed diagnosis under normal circumstances. The
prescription may be expired in less than one year based on the medical judgment
of the examining licensed optometrist with respect to the ocular health of the
patient. The specific medical judgment must be documented in the patient's
records.
(C) The examining licensed
optometrist may expire a spectacle prescription at the end of two years after
the eye examination and completed diagnosis under normal circumstances. The
prescription may be expired in less than two years based on the medical
judgment of the examining licensed optometrist with respect to the ocular
health of the patient. The specific medical judgment must be documented in the
patient's records.
(D) The patient
cannot be required to sign any disclaimer or waiver in order to obtain a copy
of the prescription to which the patient is legally entitled. The payment of
the professional fee for the eye examination may be required prior to the
issuance of any prescription. The acceptance of insurance, including medicaid
or medicare
cards or any required
copayments, co-insurance or contact lens evaluation fees is considered the
payment of professional fees.
Failure to release a copy of the prescription to the patient as
required constitutes a violation of section
4725.28 of the Revised Code. A
licensed optometrist does not have to release an expired prescription.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4725-7-06
Effective:
11/30/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
9/14/2023 and
11/20/2028
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 119.03, 4725.09
Rule
Amplifies: 4725.09, 4725.28
Prior Effective Dates: 06/01/1999,
07/28/2008, 07/01/2014, 01/14/2021
