OAR 852-020-0029: Prescription Content

(1) Prescription specifications must be reasonably based on the patient’s vision and eye health concerns and must include all information required to ensure the patient receives the designated ophthalmic products. (2) Spectacle prescriptions must include the following information: (a) Patient’s name; (b) Examination date; (c) Prescription issuance date (the date on which the patient receives a copy of the prescription); (d) Optometric physician’s name, license number, practice location address, telephone number and facsimile (fax) number and handwritten, stamped or electronic signature. If using another doctor’s printed or electronic prescription form, the prescribing doctor must legibly print his or her own name and license number on prescription form before signing; (e) Sphere, Cylinder, Axis and/or ADD; (f) Any special features, which may include but are not limited to: type of bifocal, trifocal or progressive lens style, prism, material, tints, coatings or edge polish; and (g) A reasonable and clinically-prudent expiration date. (3) Contact lens prescriptions must include the following information: (a) Patient’s name; (b) Examination date; (c) Prescription issuance date (the date on which the patient receives a copy of the prescription); (d) A reasonable and clinically-prudent expiration date; (e) Optometric physician’s s name, license number, practice location address, telephone number and facsimile (fax) number, and handwritten, stamped or electronic signature. If using another doctor’s printed or electronic prescription form, the prescribing doctor must legibly print his or her own name and license number on prescription form before signing; (f) Sphere, Cylinder, Axis and/or ADD; (g) Lens base curve or series; (h) Lens diameter, if applicable; (i) Lens material and/or brand name; (j) Any special features that may include but are not limited to: type of bifocal, trifocal or progressive lens style, prism, material, tints, coatings or edge polish; (k) The maximum number of refills, if specified by the optometric physician. If specified, the contact lens prescription becomes invalid upon the patient’s ordering of the maximum number of refills, unless extended by the optometrist. The quantity of lenses or refills specified in the prescription must be sufficient to last through the prescription’s expiration date. If a lesser quantity of lenses or refills is specified in the prescription, the prescriber must have a legitimate medical reason for doing so, and the Federal Trade Commission requirements on writing a prescription for less than one year must be met; and (l) Any limitations, including wearing schedule and follow-up care. (4) Contact lens prescriptions must be written in a manner that allows the patient to have the prescription filled by an office or outlet of their choice. (5) A seller may not alter a contact lens prescription. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the same contact lens is manufactured by the same company and sold under multiple labels to individual providers, the seller may fill the prescription with an equivalent contact lens manufactured by that company under another label. (6) Therapeutic pharmaceutical prescriptions must conform to the administrative rules of the Oregon Board of Pharmacy regarding prescription format.