The board shall keep a record of all persons to whom licenses have been granted under this article 275. A copy of the records, certified by the board, shall be admitted in any of the courts of this state, in lieu of the originals, as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the records. A copy of the records certified by the board of a person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this article 275 shall be evidence that the person has not been licensed to practice optometry.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1420, � 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-40-116 as it existed prior to 2019.
12-275-119. Patient's exercise of free choice - release of patient records - rules. (1) No person shall interfere with any patient's exercise of free choice in the selection of practitioners licensed to perform examinations for refractions and visual training or corrections within the field for which their respective licenses entitle them to practice.
(2) An optometrist shall release to a patient all medical records pursuant to section 25-1-802.
(3) The optometrist shall release to the patient, upon written request, a valid, written contact lens prescription at the time the optometrist would otherwise replace a contact lens without any additional preliminary examination or fitting. The board shall promulgate rules defining the components of a valid written contact lens prescription.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1420, � 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 12-40-117 as it existed prior to 2019.