The provider must ensure that eyewear provided through this program meets the following specifications.

1. (1) Lenses must meet federal and state specifications and all standards of the American standard prescription requirements for first quality lenses and dress eyewear.
2. (2) Standard sizes of frames for individuals ages 6 months to 21 years are dispensed at no cost to the eligible recipient.
3. (3) An eyeglass supplier must show the recipient a minimum selection of frame styles and colors as required by HHSC policy.
4. (4) Frames are manufactured in the United States of America, unless foreign-made frames are comparable in quality and less expensive than American-made frames.
5. (5) Frames are serviceable and meet prescription quality standards.
6. (6) Lens and frame materials are new.
7. (7) Supplies are at least equivalent in quality to program eyeglasses provided under this category at no cost to the eligible recipient.
8. (8) Repair materials, if claimed for reimbursement, are new, are at least equivalent to the original item, and meet the specifications for eyewear cited in these provisions.

Source Note:The provisions of this §363.503 adopted to be effective July 1, 1986, 11 TexReg 2758; transferred effective September 1, 1993, as published in the Texas Register September 7, 1993, 18 TexReg 5978; transferred effective September 1, 2002, as published in the Texas Register December 6, 2002, 27 TexReg 11527; amended to be effective November 4, 2003, 28 TexReg 9521; amended to be effective December 10, 2015, 40 TexReg 8754.