A contact lens fitting shall be complete and a contact lens prescription may be written when:
1. The optometrist has completed all measurements, tests and examinations necessary to satisfy his or her professional judgment that the patient is a viable candidate to wear contact lenses, recognizing that more than one visit between the patient and the optometrist may be required; and
2. Contact lenses suitable for the patient's eyes have been evaluated and fitted by the optometrist to the patient's eyes and the optometrist is satisfied with the fitting based on ocular health and the visual needs of the patient.
The patient shall be entitled to receive a copy of the contact lens prescription with the appropriate number of lenses to fulfill the prescription until its expiration date.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 427, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
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