{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-327-25-b","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 327:25-b","heading":"Prescriptions for Spectacle Lenses and Contact Lenses.","body":"For the purpose of a provider issuing a prescription for spectacle lenses, as defined in RSA 327-A:1, III, or a prescription for contact lenses, as defined in RSA 327-A:1, IV, to a patient, a provider shall establish a bona fide provider-patient relationship by an examination in person, through face-to-face interactive, 2-way, real-time communication, or telemedicine when all of the following conditions are met:\nI. The provider obtains an updated medical history at the time of prescribing;\nII. The provider makes a diagnosis at the time of prescribing;\nIII. The provider conforms to the standard of care expected of in-person care as appropriate to the patient's age and presenting condition, including when the standard of care requires the use of diagnostic testing and performance of a physical examination, which may be carried out through the use of peripheral devices appropriate to the patient's condition;\nIV. The ophthalmic prescription is not determined solely by use of an online questionnaire;\nV. The provider is actively licensed in New Hampshire and authorized to prescribe; and\nVI. Upon request, the prescriber provides patient records in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions of RSA 332-I and all other state and federal laws and regulations.","path":["Title XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS","Chapter 327: OPTOMETRY","Regulations and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXX/327/327-25-b.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T15:06:57Z","sha256":"d645f3e378aac5a50e73cc9d6b8c6ce35bd14ecb34a1fed72c66a92fbe6ae67c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-327-25-a","next":"us-nh/rsa-327-25-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}