The Vermont Statutes Online
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DIAGNOSTIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1727)
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§ 1727. Expiration date
(a) An optometrist shall state the expiration date on the face of every prescription written
by that optometrist for contact lenses. The expiration date shall be one year after
the examination date unless a medical or refractive problem affecting vision requires
an earlier expiration date.
(b) An optometrist shall not refuse to give the buyer a copy of the buyer’s prescription
after the expiration date; however, the copy shall be clearly marked to indicate that
it is an expired prescription. (Added 1993, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; amended 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2019, No. 30, § 12.)