New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Opt - Board of Registration in Optometry
Chapter Opt 600 - PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Part Opt 601 - FOLLOW-UP CARE
Section Opt 601.01 - Contact Lens Follow-Up Care
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Opt 601.01
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
It shall be the responsibility of the optometrist, when fitting a patient with contact lenses of any type, to provide written instructions detailing proper short-term and long-term care, and to schedule the patient for a minimum of 2 visits within 90 days following the initial fitting. To ensure safe adaptation and eye health when dispensing contact lenses, it shall be the responsibility of the optometrist to verify the fit and power of the initial lens on the patient's eye.
(See Revision Note at part heading for Opt 100) #5839, eff 6-17-94, EXPIRED: 6-17-00
New. #7370, INTERIM, eff 9-30-00, EXPIRED: 3-29-01
New. #7670, eff 4-4-02; ss by #9342, eff 12-9-08
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