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If a patient has an eye exam and there’s no change in prescription, must I give the patient a copy of the prescription?

Yes. A prescription must be given to the patient when two requirements are met:

  • you have assessed the patient’s eyes; AND
  • a prescription is clinically indicated for the patient

In this case you would have met both requirements because you conducted the exam and a prescription is clinically indicated for the patient, even if nothing has changed. Therefore, you must give the patient a copy of the prescription at the conclusion of the eye exam.