1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; providing an exception for eyeglass prescription expiration 
1.3 	date;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [145.7131] EXCEPTION TO EYEGLASS PRESCRIPTION 
1.6 	EXPIRATION.
1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding any law or practice to the contrary, in an emergency situation, 
1.8 	or in the case of lost glasses, an optician, optometrist, physician, or eyeglass retailer may 
1.9 	make a new pair of prescription eyeglasses using the prescription from the old lenses 
1.10 	or the last prescription available.
1.11 	(b) A person may elect to use an eyeglass prescription from an expired prescription 
1.12 	if the person has been advised by an optician, optometrist, physician, or eyeglass retailer 
1.13 	on the risks involved with using an expired prescription.