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Tex. Occupations Code § 353.154

SHORT-TERM PRESCRIPTION

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Tex. Occupations Code § 353.154, SHORT-TERM PRESCRIPTION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/699212
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If a physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist writes a contact lens prescription for a period of less than one year, the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist shall: (1) give the patient a verbal explanation of the reason for the action at the time of the action; and (2) maintain in the patient's records a written explanation of the reason.