Texas § 353.158 PROHIBITED ACTION BY PHYSICIAN, OPTOMETRIST, OR THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST.

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§ 353.158 — PROHIBITED ACTION BY PHYSICIAN, OPTOMETRIST, OR THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST.

Texas § 353.158

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 353.158 (2026).

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Sec. 353.158. PROHIBITED ACTION BY PHYSICIAN, OPTOMETRIST, OR THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST. A physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist may not:

(1)charge a patient a fee in addition to or as part of the examination fee and fitting fee as a condition for issuing or verifying a contact lens prescription; or

(2)condition the availability to a patient of an eye examination, a fitting for contact lenses, the issuance or verification of a contact lens prescription, or a combination of those services on a requirement that the patient agree to purchase contact lenses or other ophthalmic goods from the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist or from a specific ophthalmic dispenser.

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Sec. 353.158. PROHIBITED ACTION BY PHYSICIAN, OPTOMETRIST, OR THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST. A physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist may not:
(1) charge a patient a fee in addition to or as part of the examination fee and fitting fee as a condition for issuing or verifying a contact lens prescription; or
(2) condition the availability to a patient of an eye examination, a fitting for contact lenses, the issuance or verification of a contact lens prescription, or a combination of those services on a requirement that the patient agree to purchase contact lenses or other ophthalmic goods from the physician, optometrist, or therapeutic optometrist or from a specific ophthalmic dispenser.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025 ), Sec. 2.011, eff. September 1, 2005.