s 75
In forceDispensing expired prescription
Part 5Optometry practice
75 Dispensing expired prescription
(1)
A person must not dispense an optical appliance pursuant to an expired prescription.
Maximum penalty: $15 000.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)
a prescription for contact lenses expires—
(i)
unless subparagraph (ii) expires—18 months after the date on which it is written;
(ii)
if the person who issues the prescription indicates a shorter period—at the end of that shorter period;
(b)
a prescription for an optical appliance other than a contact lens expires—
(i)
unless subparagraph (ii) applies—3 years after the date on which it is written;
(ii)
if the person who issues the prescription indicates a shorter period—at the end of that shorter period.
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