15 U.S.C. § 7601 — Availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients
submitted 23 years ago by Pub. L. 108-164 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 165 words · no verdicts yet
After fitting a patient for contact lenses, the prescriber must automatically give the patient a copy of the prescription and must provide or verify it on request. The prescriber cannot require the patient to buy lenses from them, charge extra fees for the prescription, or make the patient sign a waiver first.
When a prescriber* completes a contact lens fitting*, the prescriber—
whether or not requested by the patient, shall provide to the patient a copy of the contact lens prescription*; and
shall, as directed by any person designated to act on behalf of the patient, provide or verify the contact lens prescription by electronic or other means.
A prescriber may not—
require purchase of contact lenses from the prescriber or from another person as a condition of providing a copy of a prescription under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or verification of a prescription under subsection (a)(2);
require payment in addition to, or as part of, the fee for an eye examination, fitting, and evaluation as a condition of providing a copy of a prescription under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or verification of a prescription under subsection (a)(2); or
require the patient to sign a waiver or release as a condition of verifying or releasing a prescription.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–164, § 2, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2024.)
- 2003Enacted · Pub. L. 108-164 · 117 Stat. 2024
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-164 on 2003-12-06.
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