Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
Prescription specifications must be reasonably based on the patient's vision
and eye health concerns and must include all information required to ensure the
patient receives the designated ophthalmic products.
(2) Spectacle prescriptions must include the
following information:
(a) Patient's name;
(b) Examination date;
(c) Prescription issuance date (the date on
which the patient receives a copy of the prescription);
(d) Optometric physician's name, license
number, practice location address, telephone number and facsimile (fax) number
and handwritten, stamped or electronic signature. If using another doctor's
printed or electronic prescription form, the prescribing doctor must legibly
print his or her own name and license number on prescription form before
signing;
(e) Sphere, Cylinder,
Axis and/or ADD;
(f) Any special
features, which may include but are not limited to: type of bifocal, trifocal
or progressive lens style, prism, material, tints, coatings or edge polish; and
(g) A reasonable and
clinically-prudent expiration date.
(3) Contact lens prescriptions must include
the following information:
(a) Patient's
name;
(b) Examination date;
(c) Prescription issuance date
(the date on which the patient receives a copy of the prescription);
(d) A reasonable and clinically-prudent
expiration date;
(e) Optometric
physician's s name, license number, practice location address, telephone number
and facsimile (fax) number, and handwritten, stamped or electronic signature.
If using another doctor's printed or electronic prescription form, the
prescribing doctor must legibly print his or her own name and license number on
prescription form before signing;
(f) Sphere, Cylinder, Axis and/or ADD;
(g) Lens base curve or series;
(h) Lens diameter, if applicable;
(i) Lens material and/or brand
name;
(j) Any special features
that may include but are not limited to: type of bifocal, trifocal or
progressive lens style, prism, material, tints, coatings or edge polish;
(k) The maximum number of refills,
if specified by the optometric physician. If specified, the contact lens
prescription becomes invalid upon the patient's ordering of the maximum number
of refills, unless extended by the optometrist. The quantity of lenses or
refills specified in the prescription must be sufficient to last through the
prescription's expiration date. If a lesser quantity of lenses or refills is
specified in the prescription, the prescriber must have a legitimate medical
reason for doing so, and the Federal Trade Commission requirements on writing a
prescription for less than one year must be met; and
(l) Any limitations, including wearing
schedule and follow-up care.
(4) Contact lens prescriptions must be
written in a manner that allows the patient to have the prescription filled by
an office or outlet of their choice.
(5) A seller may not alter a contact lens
prescription. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the same contact lens
is manufactured by the same company and sold under multiple labels to
individual providers, the seller may fill the prescription with an equivalent
contact lens manufactured by that company under another label.
(6) Therapeutic pharmaceutical prescriptions
must conform to the administrative rules of the Oregon Board of Pharmacy
regarding prescription format.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 182 & 683
Stats. Implemented: ORS
182.466,
683.010(2),
683.030(3)
& 683.335
