<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:50:10:01 Acts constituting prescribing of contact lenses.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:50:10:01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:50:10:01 Acts constituting prescribing of contact lenses."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:50:10:01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Acts constituting prescribing of contact lenses.</b> Any of the following shall constitute the prescribing of contact lenses except when performed by or under the direction of and direct physical supervision of a person licensed under SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-4">36-4</A>:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Determining whether or not a patient may safely and comfortably wear contact lenses;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Evaluating the physical fit of a contact lens through use of a &quot;black light&quot; and fluorescein or any similar substance;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Evaluating the physical fit of a contact lens through the use of a biomicroscope or a similar instrument with magnification qualities;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Using a phoropter, hand-held lens, or any automated instrument for the purpose of determining the prescription or change in prescription necessary in a contact lens;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Using a spectacle prescription or a prescription determined through the use of a vertometer, or its equivalent, on a pair of spectacles as a basis for designing, manufacturing, or duplicating a new contact lens;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;Prescribing a schedule of time for wearing of contact lenses for a patient;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;Measuring and evaluating the curvature of the cornea through any means by any instrument including photographic, mechanical, or reflected light methods; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;Determining the type and design of contact lenses and care procedure for the wearing of contact lenses.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 3 SDR 92, effective July 12, 1977; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 13 SDR 44, effective October 20, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-7-15">36-7-15.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-7-1">36-7-1.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>