Occupations Code § 353.151

Sec. 353.151. DIRECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT DISPENSER; DELEGATION. (a) If a physician's directions, instructions, or orders are to be performed or a physician's prescription is to be filled by a person who is independent of the physician's office, the directions, instructions, orders, or prescription must be: (1) in writing or verified under Section 353.1015; (2) of a scope and content and communicated to the person in a form and manner that, in the professional judgment of the physician, best serves the health, safety, and welfare of the physician's patient; and (3) in a form and detail consistent with the person's skill and knowledge. (b) A person who dispenses contact lenses may measure the eye or cornea and may evaluate the physical fit of lenses for a particular patient of a physician if the physician has delegated in writing those responsibilities regarding that patient to the person in accordance with Subsection (a) and Section 351.005. (c) If a physician notes on a spectacle prescription "fit for contacts" or similar language and has, as required by Subsections (a) and (b), specifically delegated to a specific person the authority to make the additional measurements and evaluations necessary for a fully written contact lens prescription, the person may dispense contact lenses to the patient even though the prescription is less than a fully written contact lens prescription. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 2.008, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.028, eff. September 1, 2015.