SECTION 140.251. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Words and terms defined in the Texas Contact Lens Prescription Act shall have the same meaning in this subchapter as that assigned in the Act.

(1) Act--The Texas Contact Lens Prescription Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 353.

(2) Applicant--A person or entity who applies for a permit under the Act.

(3) Business entity--A business operating under any legal business structure other than a sole proprietorship.

(4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of the Department of State Health Services.

(5) Department--The Department of State Health Services.

(6) Executive Commissioner--The Executive Commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(7) Optician--A person, other than a physician, optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or pharmacist, who is in the business of dispensing contact lenses.

(8) Permit--A contact lens dispensing permit issued under the Act to an optician, a corporation, or other business entity that fills a contact lens prescription in this state or sells, delivers, or dispenses contact lenses to any person in this state.

Source Note: The provisions of this §140.251 adopted to be effective December 2, 2007, 32 TexReg 8518