Indiana Administrative Code
Title 852 - INDIANA OPTOMETRY BOARD
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 5.1 - Duty Concerning Prescriptions in Optometric Practice
Section 5.1-1 - General responsibilities
Universal Citation: 852 IN Admin Code 5.1-1
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 25-24-1-1
Affected: IC 16-39-1-1; IC 25-24-1-1; IC 25-24-1-4
Sec. 1.
(a) In the practice of optometry as defined by IC 25-24-1-4, an optometrist has a responsibility to do the following:
(1)
Properly examine the patient to determine the patient's ophthalmic
needs.
(2) Prepare a proper
prescription when indicated to adequately fulfill the patient's
needs.
(3) Determine the expiration
of the prescription. The date of expiration of the prescription for a contact
lens prescription shall not exceed one (1) year from the date of issuance by
the prescribing optometrist.
(4)
Verify the optical materials resulting from the prescription in order to
determine whether or not the optical materials meet the needs of the
patient.
(5) Verify that any
optical materials that have been dispensed as a result of the prescription meet
the needs of the patient.
(b) If an optometrist prescribes contact lenses for a patient, the optometrist has a responsibility to do the following:
(1) Perform all procedures required by
subsection (a).
(2) Examine the
patient and evaluate the contact lens with the contact lens on the
eye.
(3) Be personally and directly
involved with the follow-up care of the contact lens patient.
(4) Release contact lens information to a
patient in accordance with IC
16-39-1-1 and
16 CFR
315.
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