New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 16 - OPTOMETRIC PRACTITIONERS
Part 19 - CONTACT LENSES
Section 16.16.19.7 - DEFINITIONS
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.16.19.7
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. "Replacement contact lens prescription" means a prescription prepared by a licensed optometrist containing the information specified in Section 11 of this rule and written expressly for the purpose of providing contact lenses that have already been properly fitted.
B. "Appropriate follow-up care" is that period of contact lens fitting time required to determine a contact lens prescription that is appropriate to the documented clinical needs of the patient.
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