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§ 646.5. Verification of contact lens prescription by authorized sellers

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2019

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 59. Professions and Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 14.1. Optometry, Cont'D
Effective: November 1, 2019
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 646.5
§ 646.5. Verification of contact lens prescription by authorized sellers
Currentness
A. All contact lens sellers authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall verify the contact lens prescription by the following:
1. Receipt of a written or faxed valid contact lens prescription signed by the prescribing optometrist; or
2. An electronic or oral affirmative communication of the complete contact lens prescription from the prescribing optometrist.
B. If a contact lens seller authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state finds it necessary to contact the prescribing optometrist via telephone in order to verify a contact lens prescription, the following protocols shall be followed:
1. Calls shall be made during regular business hours, which for purposes of this act shall be defined as Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time excluding federal holidays;
2. Any verification requests shall include the name, address and telephone number of the patient;
3. The toll-free telephone number shall be included in voice mail or messages left on answering machines;
4. Contact lens prescriptions shall not be mailed, sent, delivered or dispensed before verification by the optometrist;
5. Touch-tone telephone options offered by a contact lens seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall not constitute verification;
6. Response-time options stated by a contact lens seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall not constitute verification; and
7. Calls shall comply with federal statutes.
C. In the absence of a prescription as defined and described in Section 10 of this act,1 it shall be a violation of this act to dispense contact lenses through the mail or otherwise to an Oklahoma resident.

Credits

Laws 2019, c. 427, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

Footnotes

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Title 59, § 646.7.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 646.5, OK ST T. 59 § 646.5
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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