Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1045 - Optometry
Chapter 1045-02 - General Rules Governing the Practice of Optometry
Section 1045-02-.09 - OCULAR AND CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1045-02-.09

Current through April 3, 2024

(1) Optometrists shall comply with all federal statutes and regulations regarding release of verified contact lens prescriptions. The Board of Optometry shall consider the failure to comply as constituting unprofessional conduct and shall subject the licensee to disciplinary action pursuant to T.C.A. § 63-8-120.

(2) A contact lens prescription shall expire one (1) year after the date on which the prescription was issued, unless the optometrist who issued the prescription specifies an earlier expiration date based solely on the optometrist's professional judgment regarding the ocular health of the patient.

(3) All therapeutic prescriptions written by a Tennessee optometrist certified to practice therapeutics must include:

(a) Tennessee license number;

(b) ''T'' designation preceding license number, i.e. OD-T000;

(4) Each optometrist shall utilize the necessary instrumentation to practice optometry within the scope of licensure in order that they may properly diagnose and/or treat conditions of the human eye and adnexa.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-8-112, 63-8-112(1), 63-8-113(c), 63-8-113(d), 63-8-120, 63-8-120(2), and 63-8-120(12).

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