54.1-1706 - Permissible practices.

§ 54.1-1706. Permissible practices.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 7 and 8 of § 54.1-3204, alicensed optician is authorized to prepare and dispense eyeglasses,spectacles, lenses, or related appurtenances, for the intended wearers orusers, on prescriptions from licensed physicians or licensed optometrists;duplicate and reproduce previously prepared eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses,or related appurtenances; and, in accordance with such prescriptions,duplications or reproductions, measure, adapt, fit, and adjust eyeglasses,spectacles, lenses, or appurtenances, to the human face. A licensed opticianshall not, however, duplicate a contact lens solely from a previouslyprepared contact lens.

(1990, c. 718; 1993, c. 206; 2009, cc. 353, 761.)