                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMISSIBLE PRACTICES (§ 54.1-1509)

Notwithstanding 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.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 718, § 54.1-1706; 1993, c. 206; 2009, cc. 353, 761; 2012, cc.
803, 835.