147.109 - OPHTHALMIC SPECTACLE LENS PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING.
147.109 OPHTHALMIC SPECTACLE LENS PRESCRIBING AND
DISPENSING.
1. A person shall not dispense or adapt an ophthalmic spectacle
lens or lenses without first receiving authorization to do so by a
written, electronic, or facsimile prescription from a person licensed
under chapter 148 or 154. For the purpose of this section,
"ophthalmic spectacle lens" means one which has been fabricated
to fill the requirements of a particular spectacle lens prescription.
The board of optometry shall adopt rules relating to electronic or
facsimile transmission of a prescription under this section.
2. Upon completion of an eye examination, a person licensed under
chapter 148 or 154 shall furnish the patient a copy of their
ophthalmic spectacle lens prescription at no cost. The ophthalmic
spectacle lens prescription shall contain an expiration date. The
ophthalmic spectacle lens prescription shall contain the requirements
of the ophthalmic spectacle lens and the prescription validation
requirements as defined by rules adopted pursuant to this section.
The prescription, at the option of the prescriber, may contain
adapting and material guidelines and may also contain specific
instructions for use by the patient.
3. Upon request of a patient, a person licensed under chapter 148
or 154 shall provide the prescription of the patient, if the
prescription has not expired, at no cost to another person licensed
under chapter 148 or 154. The person licensed under chapter 148 or
154 shall accept the prescription and shall not require the patient
to undergo an eye examination unless, due to observation or patient
history, the licensee has reason to require an examination.
4. A dispenser shall maintain a file of a valid prescription for
a period of two years.
5. Notwithstanding section 147.86, a person who violates this
section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor for a first violation.
Subsequent violations are governed by section 147.86. Section History: Recent Form
94 Acts, ch 1098, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1036, §10; 2007 Acts, ch 10,
§80; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §97