New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 19 - CONTACT LENSES
Section 16.16.19.11 - REPLACEMENT CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.19.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The licensed optometrist shall ensure that each replacement contact lens prescription that he/she prescribes contains all the ordering and fabrication specifications necessary for the proper duplication of the patient's current prescription; and shall include the following:
(1) date of issue;
(2) name and address of the
patient;
(3) name, professional
designation, address, and signature of the prescribing optometrist;
(4) all parameters including, but not limited
to, lens size and type, base curve, power, diameter, brand name, materials
type, required to properly duplicate or replace the contact lens
supply;
(5) a specific date of
expiration, of not more than twenty-four months from the time the patient was
first examined, unless, in the professional opinion of the optometrist, a
shorter expiration date is in the best interest of the patient;
(6) any limitation on refills and
notification of scheduled follow-up visits and recommended lens replacement
interval; and
(7) an explicit
statement that the prescription is a replacement contact lens
prescription.
B. The replacement contact lens prescription may contain the following items:
(1) a specific statement noting that any
person, firm, or corporation that dispenses or sells contact lenses from the
prescription should inform the patient in writing of the following:
(a) that the patient should return to the
prescribing optometrist to ascertain the accuracy and suitability of the
contact lenses; and
(b) that the
prescribing optometrist or physician shall not be responsible for any damage or
injury resulting from negligence of third parties to include, but not be
limited to, negligence in packaging, manufacturing, substitution, improper care
regimen or recommendations (i.e. cleaning, disinfection, and wetting) or
instructions provided by the seller that lead to over-wear of the contact
lenses or improper care of contact lenses that result in damage to the lenses
or the visual system, or change of the parameters of the contact lens, or
filling the prescription after the expiration date;
(2) notice that the contact lens dispenser
shall not adapt, substitute, or change the contact lens prescription, including
brand name or specific material types, without prior authorization from the
prescribing optometrist or physician, because to do so would constitute the
practice of optometry;
(3) the
words "OK for contact lens", "fit with contact lenses", or similar wording, do
not constitute a contact lens prescription;
(4) a statement of caution or a disclaimer,
if the statement or disclaimer is supported by appropriate findings and
documented in the patient's records; and
(5) wearing guidelines and/or specific
instructions for use of the contact lenses by the patient.
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