Section 636.680 - Contact lenses1. A copy of a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens issued by an optometrist must include the date on which the prescription expires and must be: (a) Provided to the patient or an authorized agent of the patient, as required by 16 C.F.R. § 315.3; or(b) Verified to an authorized agent of the patient, as required by 16 C.F.R. § 315.5.2. An optometrist shall not release a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens to a patient, until the optometrist has:(a) Conducted an initial evaluation of the fit of the lens on the eye of the patient;(b) Conducted any follow-up examination that the optometrist deems medically necessary; and(c) Determined that a successful fit has been achieved.3. An optometrist shall not fail or refuse to provide all the information necessary to duplicate accurately a valid prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens unless the optometrist maintains proper documentation of a sufficient clinical rationale.4. Upon the release of a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens, no changes may be made in the brand or type of lens prescribed without the issuance of a new prescription. The brand name and type of the lens dispensed must be identical to the brand name and type of the lens prescribed. A new prescription to make changes in the brand or type of lens prescribed must not be issued unless an optometrist has completed any evaluations or examinations that the optometrist deems medically necessary for such changes.5. After the release of a prescription for a rigid gas permeable contact lens or soft contact lens, the prescriber is not liable for any future changes in the fitting or dispensing of the lens by another source.Nev. Admin. Code § 636.680
Added to NAC by Bd. of Optometry by R215-03, eff. 4-23-2004; A by R066-19A, eff. 10/24/2022