{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 353.154","heading":"SHORT-TERM PRESCRIPTION.","body":"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:\n(1) give the patient a verbal explanation of the reason for the action at the time of the action; and\n(2) maintain in the patient's records a written explanation of the reason.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 353. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.353.htm#353.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"95c7646ceccca321203bb75c0eb06204f15b41d350f6a8020ce4d434136c5983","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}