Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
Chapter 181 - CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS
Section 181.7 - Liability
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 181.7
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A contact lens prescription may not contain, and a physician may not require a patient to sign a form or notice that waives or disclaims the liability of the physician for the accuracy of:
(1) the eye examination on
which the contact lens prescription furnished to the patient is based;
or
(2) the contact lens
prescription provided to the patient.
(b) A physician is not liable for any subsequent use of a contact lens prescription by a patient if the physician does not reexamine the patient and the patient's condition, age, general health, and susceptibility to an adverse reaction caused by or related to the use of contact lenses or other factors result in patient no longer being a proper candidate for the contact lens or lenses prescribed.
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