§7604 Expiration of Contact Lens Prescriptions

Summary

Contact lens prescriptions end on the date state law says, if that date is one year or more after the issue date. If the state sets no date or sets a date under one year, the prescription must last at least one year unless the prescriber chooses a different date for medical reasons. If the prescriber makes it shorter than one year, they must note the medical reasons in the patient’s record, and the expiration cannot be shorter than the prescriber’s recommended medically necessary reexamination interval. "Issue date" means the day the patient gets a copy of the prescription.