Section 5.02. Definitions.

  As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Contact lens prescription" means a prescription order for a contact lens that includes all of the following:

(a) The specifications needed to adequately duplicate a contact lens.

(b) The name, signature and license number of the prescribing optometrist.

(c) The date of the prescription.

(d) The date of expiration.

(e) Provisions for a reasonable number of refills.

(2)  “Extended-wear contact lenses" means contact lenses which have received federal food and drug administration approval for marketing for extended wear and are prescribed for use on an extended wear or overnight schedule. 

(3)  “Grossly incompetent" means the failure of a licensee or certificate holder to exercise that degree of care and skill which is exercised by the average practitioner who holds the same type of license or certificate, acting in the same or similar circumstances. Grossly incompetent specifically includes the failure to have in good working order adequate equipment and instruments as are necessary to perform the minimum eye examination.

(4)  “Lens prescription" means a written or electronic order that contains the specifications for ophthalmic materials for a particular patient for the purpose of treating the refractive or functional abilities of the visual system or the enhancement of visual performance.

(5)  “Limited eye screening" means an event where no spectacle prescription, contact lens prescription or treatment or management plan is generated.

(6)  “Signature" means a handwritten mark or an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1985, No. 356 , eff. 9-1-85; emerg. cr. (1), eff. 12-17-85; renum. (1) to (3) to be (2) to (4), cr. (1), Register, June, 1986, No. 366 , eff. 7-1-86; renum. Register, March, 1989, No. 399 , eff. 4-1-89; renum. (1), (3) and (4) to be Opt 1.02 (1), (4) and (5), (2) to be (1), cr. (2), Register, June, 1990, No. 414 , eff. 7-1-90; cr. (intro.) and (1), renum. (1) to be (1m) and am., Register, September, 1997, No. 501 , eff. 10-1-97; CR 01-060 : renum (1), (1m) and (2) to be (2) to (4) and am. (4), cr. (1), Register December 2001 No. 552 , eff. 1-1-02; CR 05-036 : cr. (5) Register January 2006 No. 601 , eff. 2-1-06; CR 06-116 : cr. (6) Register May 2007 No. 617 , eff. 6-1-07; CR 13-017 : am. (4) Register November 2013 No. 695 , eff. 12-1-13; CR 15-078 : am. (3) Register December 2016 No. 732 , eff. 1-1-17 .

Note

Extended-wear contact lenses require premarket approval under section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 360e (1985). A copy of this provision is available at the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, WI 53708. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1