(a)
(1) If at the completion of an ophthalmic examination by any licensed optometrist or by any physician who practices as an ophthalmologist in this state the practitioner recommends as a result of the examination that the patient needs eyeglasses of common availability within the state, then the optometrist or physician practicing as an ophthalmologist shall upon request of the patient provide to the patient a complete and accurate written prescription at no additional charge.
(2)
(A) Contact lens prescriptions, written and signed, shall be released without additional charge upon request of the patient after the completion of the fitting and upon payment for the examination and fitting.
(B) Contact lens prescriptions released and filled shall be dispensed, sold, and supplied only after positive verification in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas and the rules and regulations promulgated and administered by the State Board of Optometry.
(3) A written contact lens prescription shall expire one (1) year after the date of the completion of the contact lens fitting unless there is a medical reason that warrants a prescription for less than one (1) year.
(b) The respective licensing boards of optometry and physicians who practice as ophthalmologists and oculists shall provide for the revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the license of an optometrist, or of a physician who practices as an ophthalmologist or oculist, licensed by them, who repeatedly or flagrantly violates the provisions of this section.
(c) The provisions of this section shall be supplemental to the laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of optometrists and the practice of optometry and the laws pertaining to physicians and surgeons who practice as ophthalmologists and oculists.
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