Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 636 - Optometry
PRESCRIPTIONS
Section 636.680 - Contact lenses

1. A copy of a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens issued by an optometrist must include the date on which the prescription expires and must be:

2. An optometrist shall not release a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens to a patient, until the optometrist has:

3. An optometrist shall not fail or refuse to provide all the information necessary to duplicate accurately a valid prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens unless the optometrist maintains proper documentation of a sufficient clinical rationale.

4. Upon the release of a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens, no changes may be made in the brand or type of lens prescribed without the issuance of a new prescription. The brand name and type of the lens dispensed must be identical to the brand name and type of the lens prescribed. A new prescription to make changes in the brand or type of lens prescribed must not be issued unless an optometrist has completed any evaluations or examinations that the optometrist deems medically necessary for such changes.

5. After the release of a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens, the prescriber is not liable for any future changes in the fitting or dispensing of the lens by another source.