An assessment mechanism to conduct an eye assessment or to generate a prescription for contact lenses or visual aid glasses in Rhode Island shall: (1) Provide synchronous or asynchronous interaction between the patient and the provider; (2) Collect the patient’s medical history, previous prescription for corrective eyewear, and length of time since the patient’s most recent in-person comprehensive eye health examination; (3) Disclose to patients and require acceptance in advance as a term of use that: (i) This assessment is not a replacement of an in-person comprehensive eye health examination; (ii) This assessment cannot be used to generate an initial prescription for contact lenses or a follow-up or first renewal of the initial prescription; (iii) This assessment may only be used if the patient has had an in-person comprehensive eye health examination within the previous twenty-four (24) months if the patient is conducting an eye assessment or receiving a prescription for visual aid glasses; and (iv) The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises contact lens wearers to visit an eye doctor one time a year or more eceiving a prescription for visual aid glasses; and (iv) The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises contact lens wearers to visit an eye doctor one time a year or more often if needed. History of Section.P.L. 2022, ch. 318, § 1, effective June 29, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 319, § 1, effective June 29, 2022.
Rhode Island Legal Code