1. (a) A contact lens prescription must comply with the requirements of the Texas Optometry Act, §§351.005, 351.356, 351.357, 351.359 and 351.607, and the Contact Lens Prescription Act, §§353.152, 353.153 and 353.158.

2. (b) A fully written contact lens prescription must contain all information required to accurately dispense the contact lens, including:

   1. (1) patient's name;
   2. (2) date the prescription is issued;
   3. (3) expiration date of the prescription, which shall be one year or more unless a shorter period is medically indicated;
   4. (4) examining optometrist's signature or authorized signature in compliance with Rule §279.14(b);
   5. (5) name of the lens manufacturer, if required to accurately dispense the lens;

   6. (6) lens brand name, including:

      1. (A) a statement that brand substitution is permitted if the optometrist intends to authorize a contact lens dispenser to substitute the brand name, and
      2. (B) a statement specifying a substitute brand name when the prescribed brand name is not available to the optical industry as a whole, unless the prescribing of a proprietary lens brand is medically indicated;
   7. (7) lens power;
   8. (8) lens diameter, unless set by the manufacturer;
   9. (9) base curve, unless set by the manufacturer; and
   10. (10) number of lenses and recommended replacement interval.

Source Note:The provisions of this §279.1 adopted to be effective August 11, 1983, 8 TexReg 2934; amended to be effective July 13, 1987, 12 TexReg 2101; amended to be effective May 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 4267; amended to be effective May 7, 2000, 25 TexReg 3954; amended to be effective April 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 2539.