{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-37-25-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 37-25-40","heading":"Prescription; time valid.","body":"A prescription for a contact lens without power sold for any reason is valid for twelve months from the later of the date: (i) the prescription is authorized; or (ii) the last date of the contact lens evaluation by an optometrist licensed in accordance with Chapter 37, Title 40 or ophthalmologist licensed in accordance with Chapter 47, Title 40. A contact lens prescription may not be issued to expire beyond this twelve-month period and may be only issued to expire before the end of this twelve-month period if the expiration is ordered due to a health related reason noted in the patient's medical chart.","path":["Title 37 - CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE","CHAPTER 25 Limitations on Dispensing of an Ophthalmic Contact Lens or Lenses"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t37c025.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:10:44Z","sha256":"5bcb2455a57e512a3bcee80a14330d1a1b3a92b590f41ec2bc14da35e58be038","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-37-25-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-37-25-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}