New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 19 - CONTACT LENSES
Section 16.16.19.10 - CONTACT LENS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.19.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. All contact lenses used in the determination of a contact lens prescription are considered to be diagnostic lenses, and the use of such lenses by anyone other than a licensed optometrist or physician, or person under the direct supervision of a licensed optometrist or physician, shall constitute the practice of optometry.
B. Any New Mexico licensed optometrist who dispenses contact lenses will observe the following provisions:
(1) maintain regular office hours and be
physically accessible to the patient;
(2) be actively interacting with the
patient's professional care designed to detect disease, prevent infection due
to patient and/or product variability;
(3) provide eye examinations and/or contact
lens related office visits; and
(4)
require a valid replacement contact lens prescription signed by the prescribing
doctor.
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