2011 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 102 - FAIRNESS TO CONTACT LENS CONSUMERS (§§ 7601 - 7610)
Section 7604 - Expiration of contact lens prescriptions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 102 - FAIRNESS TO CONTACT LENS CONSUMERS Sec. 7604 - Expiration of contact lens prescriptions |
| Contains | section 7604 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 108-164, §5, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2025. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 117 Stat. 2025 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 108-164 |
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A contact lens prescription shall expire—
(1) on the date specified by the law of the State in which the prescription was written, if that date is one year or more after the issue date of the prescription;
(2) not less than one year after the issue date of the prescription if such State law specifies no date or a date that is less than one year after the issue date of the prescription; or
(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), on the date specified by the prescriber, if that date is based on the medical judgment of the prescriber with respect to the ocular health of the patient.
(b) Special rules for prescriptions of less than 1 yearIf a prescription expires in less than 1 year, the reasons for the judgment referred to in subsection (a)(3) shall be documented in the patient's medical record. In no circumstance shall the prescription expiration date be less than the period of time recommended by the prescriber for a reexamination of the patient that is medically necessary.
(c) DefinitionAs used in this section, the term “issue date” means the date on which the patient receives a copy of the prescription.
(Pub. L. 108–164, §5, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2025.)
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