Eyeglass Rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Federal Aviation Regulation
gptkbp:amendedBy 2020
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Ophthalmologists
gptkb:Optometrists
gptkbp:category gptkb:Consumer_protection_law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:16_CFR_Part_456
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eyeglass Rule
gptkbp:prohibits Eye care professionals from requiring patients to purchase eyeglasses as a condition for providing the prescription
gptkbp:protectedBy Consumers
gptkbp:purpose To ensure consumers can obtain a copy of their eyeglass prescription
gptkbp:regulates Eyeglass prescriptions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Contact_Lens_Rule
gptkbp:requires Eye care professionals must provide patients with a copy of their prescription after an eye exam
gptkbp:startDate 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4