Introduced
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To require and establish regulations for the form and content of contact lens prescriptions, and for the procedures used in vision and eye health examinations for contact lens prescriptions. The bill also prohibits a contact lens provider from filling a prescription beyond its expiration date, requires the provider to maintain certain records, and to confirm the specifics of the prescription before filling it. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5376 to 5379.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To allow contact lens prescriptions to have an expiration of more than one year from the date of issue.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that a contact lens prescription may not have an expiration date longer than two years.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require that a contact lens prescription must include generic specifications, and not be limited to certain house-brands only.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To remove language which references "refills," since contact lens prescriptions are customarily limited by means of expiration date.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To require the writer of a contact lens prescription to respond to a provider's confirmation request within ten business hours, rather than two business days.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 101 to 4 (details)
To require and establish regulations for the form and content of contact lens prescriptions, and for the procedures used in vision and eye health examinations for contact lens prescriptions. The bill also prohibits a contact lens provider from filling a prescription beyond its expiration date, establishes that a prescription may not expire for a minimum of one year, requires the provider to maintain certain records and to confirm the specifics of the prescription before filling it, and requires the writer of the prescription to respond to a provider's confirmation request within ten business hours. The bill is part of a legislative package comprised of House Bills 5376 to 5379.
