{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 353.101","heading":"PROHIBITED SELLING OR DISPENSING.","body":"(a) A person, other than the prescribing physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist, may not fill a contact lens prescription or sell or dispense contact lenses to a consumer in this state unless the person:\n(1) receives from the prescribing physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist or the consumer, directly or by facsimile, a contact lens prescription that has not expired and that conforms to the requirements of this chapter; or\n(2) verifies by direct communication a contact lens prescription to be filled.\n(b) A person receiving a direct communication under Subsection (a)(2) shall maintain a record of the communication.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 2.004, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 353. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. SALE OR DELIVERY OF CONTACT LENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.353.htm#353.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"bd7eb41c19352a05c4ccf27dd49f3b417e98025825e3552de23408e848c448b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.1015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}