<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000001 { color: #000000; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1e000003 { color: #000000; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:50:04:06"><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000000">20:50:04:06</span></a><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000001">.  Optometrist to write and release prescription -- Requests for medical records.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> </span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">Upon the request of</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> a patient for whom an optometrist has prescribed spectacle lenses, the optometrist shall </span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">issue</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> the prescription and deliver a copy to the patient.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> A spectacle lens prescription expires on the date specified by the optometrist, based upon the medical judgment of the optometrist with respect to the ocular health of the patient. If a prescription expires in less than one year, the reasons for the expiration date must be documented in the patient's medical record. An optometrist may not specify a prescription expiration date that is earlier than the date on which reexamination of the patient is medically necessary.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> Requests for medical records are governed by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-2-16"><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000002">36-2-16</span></a><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1e000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">    </span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 78, effective November 10, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">; 44 SDR 99, effective December 11, 2017</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">; 46 SDR 119, effective May 4, 2020</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">    </span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-15"><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000002">36-7-15</span></a><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">(2)</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">    </span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-1"><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000002">36-7-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-7-1"><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0-000002">36-7-1</span></a><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">5(</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">2</span><span class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eC0">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a4a2311-1238-4666-aa29-4317a43f1b1e000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>