20:50:10:03Expiration of contact lens prescription.
Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
Rulemaking activity
A contact lens prescription expires: (1) Not less than one year after the issue date of the prescription; or (2) On the date specified by the prescribing optometrist, based upon the medical judgment of the prescribing optometrist with respect to the ocular health of the patient. If a prescription expires in less than one year, the prescribing optometrist shall document the reasons for that expiration date in the patient's medical record. A prescribing optometrist may not specify a prescription expiration date that is earlier than the date on which a reexamination of the patient is medically necessary.
Source: 44 SDR 99, effective December 11, 2017; 46 SDR 119, effective May 4, 2020; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022.
General Authority
- SDCL 36-7-15 ↗Amended by HB1028 (2022) — update certain provisions related to the licensure of optometrists.
Law Implemented
- SDCL 36-7-1 ↗Amended by HB1099 (2024) — establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry.Amended by SB87 (2023) — establish educational standards for the expanded practice of optometry.