Texas Statutes
§ 351.352 — OPTOMETRIC FILES AND RECORDS.
Texas § 351.352
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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 351.352 (2026).
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Sec. 351.352. OPTOMETRIC FILES AND RECORDS.
(a)All prescription files, patient records, and business records of an optometric practice are the sole property of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.
(b)A patient may obtain a copy of the patient's optometric records, or may have the records forwarded to another doctor, by making a signed, written request to the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist for the records.
(c)An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may charge a reasonable processing fee for providing optometric records to a patient. The optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may provide the records in summary form unless the patient specifically requests otherwise.
(d)This section does not affect a patient's right of access to the patient's contact lens prescription und
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Legislative History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 351.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 351.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 351.003
REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.§ 351.004
SUNSET PROVISION.§ 351.005
APPLICATION OF CHAPTER; EXEMPTIONS.§ 351.051
TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP.§ 351.052
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.§ 351.054
TERMS.§ 351.055
OFFICERS.§ 351.056
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.§ 351.057
PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.§ 351.058
MEETINGS.§ 351.059
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