In this chapter:
- (1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 5.318(3), eff. April 2, 2015.
- (2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.031(3), eff. September 1, 2015.
- (2-a) "Direct communication" includes communication by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail.
(3) "Disposable contact lenses" means soft contact lenses that:
- (A) are dispensed in sealed packages;
- (B) are sterilized and sealed by the manufacturer; and
- (C) according to the physician's, optometrist's, or therapeutic optometrist's instructions concerning wear, have a recommended lens replacement interval of less than three months.
- (3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
- (4) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.031(3), eff. September 1, 2015.
- (5) "Optometrist" means a person licensed to practice optometry or therapeutic optometry by the Texas Optometry Board.
- (6) "Pharmacist" means a person licensed to practice pharmacy by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
- (7) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board.
- (8) "Therapeutic optometrist" means a person licensed to practice therapeutic optometry by the Texas Optometry Board.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 2.001, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.035, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.318(3), eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.031(3), eff. September 1, 2015.