New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 19 - CONTACT LENSES
Section 16.16.19.16 - LIMITATIONS ON, OR REFUSAL TO GIVE REPLACEMENT CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.19.16
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. An optometrist may exclude categories of contact lenses from a replacement contact lens prescription if the exclusion is clinically indicated.
B. An optometrist may refuse to provide a replacement contact lens prescription to a patient if:
(1) the patient's ocular health presents a
contraindication for contact lenses;
(2) the refusal is warranted due to potential
harm to the patient's ocular health;
(3) the patient has a medical condition
indicating that:
(a) the patient's ocular
health would be damaged if the prescription were released to the patient;
or
(b) further monitoring of the
patient is needed;
(4)
the request is made after the second anniversary of the date of the patient's
last contact lens/eye examination.
C. If an optometrist refuses to give a patient his or her replacement contact lens prescription for any reason permitted under Subsection B of 16.16.19.16 NMAC, the optometrist must do the following:
(1) give the patient a verbal
explanation of the reason for the action at the time of the action;
and
(2) record and maintain, in the
patient's records, a written explanation of the reasons given for
refusal.
D. Subsection B of 16.16.19.16 NMAC does not prohibit an optometrist from giving a patient the patient's replacement contact lens prescription.
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