Tex.
Occ. Code Section 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 (Verification Procedure);(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 (Application of Chapter; Exemptions).(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.
Source:
Section 353.151 — Directions for Independent Dispenser; Delegation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.353.htm#353.151 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
