Permissible practices
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-1509
in effectNotwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 7 and 8 of § 54.1-3204 , a licensed optician is authorized to prepare and dispense eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or related appurtenances, for the intended wearers or users, on prescriptions from licensed physicians or licensed optometrists; duplicate and reproduce previously prepared eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or related appurtenances; and, in accordance with such prescriptions, duplications, or reproductions, measure, adapt, fit, and adjust eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or appurtenances to the human face. A licensed optician shall not, however, duplicate a contact lens solely from a previously prepared contact lens.
1990, c. 718, § 54.1-1706; 1993, c. 206; 2009, cc. 353 , 761 ; 2012, cc. 803 , 835 .
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