HF 1141

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:44am

A bill for an act
relating to health; changing the expiration date for contact lens prescriptions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.712, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.712, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Prescription expiration date.

A prescription written by an optometrist or
physician must expire deleted text begin two years deleted text end new text begin one year new text end after it is written, unless a different expiration
date is warranted by the patient's ocular health. If the prescription is valid for less than
deleted text begin two years deleted text end new text begin one year new text end , the optometrist or physician must note the medical reason for the
prescription's expiration date in the patient's record and must orally explain to the patient
at the time of the eye examination the reason for the prescription's expiration date.