New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 19 - CONTACT LENSES
Section 16.16.19.15 - RELEASE OF REPLACEMENT CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION; TIMING

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.19.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. An optometrist who performs an eye examination and fits a patient for contact lenses shall prepare and provide the patient or anyone who is designated to act on behalf of the patient, with a replacement contact lens prescription when the patient's contact lens fitting has been completed.

B. Optometrists shall display, in a prominent location in their office(s), a sign to inform their patients that they have a right to a copy of their replacement contact lens prescription.

C. The optometrist shall provide thepatient with a copy of the replacement contact lens prescription as long as the prescription is valid. The replacement copy will still show the original expiration date.

D. A licensed optometrist who releases a replacement contact lens prescription to a patient may provide the patient with a written statement that wearing improperly fitted contact lenses may cause harm to the patient's eyes and that the patient should have an eye examination if there are any changes in the patient's vision, including pain or vision loss.

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