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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 353.002. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 5.318(3).

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 838 (S.B. 202), § 3.031(3).

(2-a) “Direct communication” includes communication by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail.

(3) “Disposable contact lenses” means soft contact lenses that:

(A) are dispensed in sealed packages;

(B) are sterilized and sealed by the manufacturer; and

(C) according to the physician's, optometrist's, or therapeutic optometrist's instructions concerning wear, have a recommended lens replacement interval of less than three months.

(3-a) “Executive commissioner” means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 838 (S.B. 202), § 3.031(3).

(5) “Optometrist” means a person licensed to practice optometry or therapeutic optometry by the Texas Optometry Board.

(6) “Pharmacist” means a person licensed to practice pharmacy by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

(7) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board.

(8) “Therapeutic optometrist” means a person licensed to practice therapeutic optometry by the Texas Optometry Board.

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