2017 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 102 - Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
Sec. 7601 - Availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients
| 15 U.S.C. § 7601 (2017) |
| §7601. Availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients |
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(a) In general
When a prescriber completes a contact lens fitting, the prescriber— (1) whether or not requested by the patient, shall provide to the patient a copy of the contact lens prescription; and (2) shall, as directed by any person designated to act on behalf of the patient, provide or verify the contact lens prescription by electronic or other means. A prescriber may not— (1) require purchase of contact lenses from the prescriber or from another person as a condition of providing a copy of a prescription under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or verification of a prescription under subsection (a)(2); (2) require payment in addition to, or as part of, the fee for an eye examination, fitting, and evaluation as a condition of providing a copy of a prescription under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or verification of a prescription under subsection (a)(2); or (3) require the patient to sign a waiver or release as a condition of verifying or releasing a prescription. |
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(Pub. L. 108–164, §2, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2024.) |
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 108–164, §12, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2028, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as a note below] shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 6, 2003]." SHORT TITLEPub. L. 108–164, §1, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2024, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as a note above] may be cited as the 'Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act'." |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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| Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 102 - FAIRNESS TO CONTACT LENS CONSUMERS Sec. 7601 - Availability of contact lens prescriptions to patients |
| section 7601 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
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| 'Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act'." |
| 117 Stat. 2024, 2028 |
| Public Law 108-164 |
