Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-646.5
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Verification of contact lens prescription by authorized
Official statutory text
sellers.
A. All contact lens sellers authorized to dispense contact
lenses in this state shall verify the contact lens prescription by
the following:
1. Receipt of a written or faxed valid contact lens
prescription signed by the prescribing optometrist; or
2. An electronic or oral affirmative communication of the
complete contact lens prescription from the prescribing optometrist.
B. If a contact lens seller authorized to dispense contact
lenses in this state finds it necessary to contact the prescribing
optometrist via telephone in order to verify a contact lens
prescription, the following protocols shall be followed:
1. Calls shall be made during regular business hours, which for
purposes of this act shall be defined as Monday through Friday
during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
excluding federal holidays;
2. Any verification requests shall include the name, address
and telephone number of the patient;
3. The toll-free telephone number shall be included in voice
mail or messages left on answering machines;
4. Contact lens prescriptions shall not be mailed, sent,
delivered or dispensed before verification by the optometrist;
5. Touch-tone telephone options offered by a contact lens
seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this
state shall not constitute verification;
6. Response-time options stated by a contact lens seller or any
person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall not
constitute verification; and
7. Calls shall comply with federal statutes.
C. In the absence of a prescription as defined and described in
Section 10 of this act, it shall be a violation of this act to
dispense contact lenses through the mail or otherwise to an Oklahoma
resident.
A. All contact lens sellers authorized to dispense contact
lenses in this state shall verify the contact lens prescription by
the following:
1. Receipt of a written or faxed valid contact lens
prescription signed by the prescribing optometrist; or
2. An electronic or oral affirmative communication of the
complete contact lens prescription from the prescribing optometrist.
B. If a contact lens seller authorized to dispense contact
lenses in this state finds it necessary to contact the prescribing
optometrist via telephone in order to verify a contact lens
prescription, the following protocols shall be followed:
1. Calls shall be made during regular business hours, which for
purposes of this act shall be defined as Monday through Friday
during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
excluding federal holidays;
2. Any verification requests shall include the name, address
and telephone number of the patient;
3. The toll-free telephone number shall be included in voice
mail or messages left on answering machines;
4. Contact lens prescriptions shall not be mailed, sent,
delivered or dispensed before verification by the optometrist;
5. Touch-tone telephone options offered by a contact lens
seller or any person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this
state shall not constitute verification;
6. Response-time options stated by a contact lens seller or any
person authorized to dispense contact lenses in this state shall not
constitute verification; and
7. Calls shall comply with federal statutes.
C. In the absence of a prescription as defined and described in
Section 10 of this act, it shall be a violation of this act to
dispense contact lenses through the mail or otherwise to an Oklahoma
resident.
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