WSR 14-20-067 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed September 26, 2014, 12:54 p.m., effective October 27, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-824-220 Retention of eyeglass and contact lens records, the rule requires that, in addition to contact lens records, dispensing opticians retain a copy of the eyeglass prescription when dispensed, and maintain records of refractive powers when neutralizing a lens for duplication and the date the lens was neutralized. Maintenance of eyeglass prescription records is vital for the continuity of care of patients.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-824-220.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.130.050(14).
Other Authority: RCW 18.34.060.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-12-078 on June 3, 2014.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 8 [15], 2014.
Dennis E. Worsham
Deputy Secretary
for John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 94-06-047, filed 3/1/94, effective 4/1/94)
WAC 246-824-220 Retention of eyeglass and contact lens records.
Dispensing opticians shall maintain eyeglass and contact lens records for a minimum of five years. ((Such records shall include:))
(1) Eyeglass records must at a minimum include:
(a) A copy of the original prescription.
(b) A copy of the refractive powers obtained when neutralizing an eyeglass lens for the purpose of duplicating the lens and the date the lens was neutralized.
(2) Contact lens records must at a minimum include:
(a) The written prescription;
(((2))) (b) Base curve (posterior radius of curvature);
(((3))) (c) Thickness when applicable;
(((4))) (d) Secondary/peripheral curve, when applicable;
(((5))) (e) Power of lens dispensed;
(((6))) (f) Lens material, brand name ((and/or)) or manufacturer;
(((7))) (g) Diameter, when applicable;
(((8))) (h) Suggested wearing schedule and care regimen;
(((10))) (i) Color, when applicable((;)).
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