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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 140HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATION
SUBCHAPTER FCONTACT LENS DISPENSERS
RULE §140.250Introduction

(a) This subchapter implements the applicable provisions of the Texas Contact Lens Prescription Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 353, concerning the issuance of a contact lens prescription, a patient's right of access to that prescription, and the regulation of persons filling contact lens prescriptions.

(b) These sections cover definitions; permit fees; petition for rulemaking; sale or delivery of contact lenses and prescription verification; display of permit; permit application requirements and procedures; application processing; renewal of permits; name and address changes; filing complaints and complaint investigations; grounds for disciplinary actions; informal dispositions; formal hearings; and guidelines for issuing permits to persons with criminal convictions.


Source Note: The provisions of this §140.250 adopted to be effective December 2, 2007, 32 TexReg 8518

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