22 Tex. Admin. Code § 279.5 - Dispensing Ophthalmic Materials
(a) The
dispensing of medications, spectacles, contact lenses, or ophthalmic devices
without a valid prescription constitutes the unlawful practice of optometry,
subject to penalties under the Texas Optometry Act, §§ 351.251,
351.406, 351.602, 351.603, 351.606 and 351.607.
(b) The Texas Optometry Act, § 351.453,
relates to prescribing without examination. Nothing in this section prohibits a
licensed optometrist or therapeutic optometrist from:
(1) duplicating a patient's spectacle
lenses;
(2) filling or having
filled a prescription that has been signed by an authorized
practitioner;
(3) dispensing or
having dispensed lenses from a patient's optometric record located within the
same optometric office; or
(4)
replacing or repairing frames or parts thereof.
(c) Under the Texas Optometry Act,
§§ 351.005, 351.356 and 351.357, the practice of optometry and
therapeutic optometry includes prescribing lenses or prisms, and an ophthalmic
dispenser is charged to fill such prescription in accordance with the specific
directions of a prescription of a licensed physician, optometrist, or
therapeutic optometrist.
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