Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 430 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY
Chapter 430-5 - TREATMENT PLANS; PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS
Rule 430-5-.02 - Contents of Prescriptions for Contact Lenses

(1) A contact lens is any device placed on the anterior of the surface of the eye for refractive, cosmetic, diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

(2) All parameters for fabrication of the lenses must be included.

(3) Prescription for contact lenses shall clearly state an expiration date of not more than one (1) year past the date the lens specifications were determined and a date of less than one (1) year from the date the lens specifications were determined is permissible only when indicated by a patient's medical condition that affects the patient's vision or a refractive problem. No doctor of optometry shall replace contact lenses from data, which is more than three (3) years past the date the lens specifications were determined. No doctor of optometry shall replace contact lens from data, which is more than three (3) years old, nor shall he/she provide the specifications, which would enable another provider to replace such lenses. He/She may provide such expired specifications to another licensed doctor of optometry, medicine, or doctor of osteopathy for the purpose of adding to a new data base from which to determine new lens specifications.