Contact Lens Rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy 2020
gptkbp:appliesTo contact lens sellers
eye care prescribers
gptkbp:citation gptkb:16_CFR_Part_315
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2004
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Contact Lens Rule
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Fairness_to_Contact_Lens_Consumers_Act
gptkbp:penalty civil penalties
gptkbp:prohibits prescribers from requiring patients to purchase lenses from them
gptkbp:purpose to promote competition in the contact lens market
to ensure consumers can obtain their contact lens prescriptions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fairness_to_Contact_Lens_Consumers_Act
gptkbp:requires prescribers to confirm prescription verification requests from sellers
sellers to verify prescriptions before selling lenses
prescribers to provide patients with a copy of their contact lens prescription
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4