Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1045-02-.09 - OCULAR AND CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

(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.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1045-02-.09

Original rule filed May 15, 1981; effective July 22, 1981. Repeal and new rule filed November 30, 1990; effective January 14, 1991. Amendment filed October 29, 1991; effective December 13, 1991. Amendment filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005. Amendment filed July 10, 2006; effective September 23, 2006.

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).