S.D. Admin. R. 20:50:10:03

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 159, June 17, 2024

Section 20:50:10:03 - Expiration of contact lens prescription

A contact lens prescription expires:

(1) Not less than one year after the issue date of the prescription; or

(2) On the date specified by the prescriber, based upon the medical judgment of the prescriber with respect to the ocular health of the patient.

If a prescription expires in less than one year, the prescriber shall document the reasons for that expiration date in the patient's medical record. No prescriber may specify a prescription expiration date that is earlier than the date on which a reexamination of the patient is medically necessary.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:50:10:03

44 SDR 99, effective 12/11/2017; 46 SDR 119, effective 5/4/2020; 49 SDR 012, effective 8/14/2022

General Authority: SDCL 36-7-15(2).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-7-1.