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s 75

Dispensing expired prescription

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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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