NRS637.022. “Ophthalmic dispensing” defined.

      1.  “Ophthalmic dispensing” means the design, verification and delivery to the intended wearer of lenses, frames and other specially fabricated optical devices upon prescription.

      2.  The term includes:

      (a) The taking of measurements to determine the size, shape and specifications of the lenses, frames or contact lenses;

      (b) The preparation and delivery of work orders to laboratory technicians engaged in grinding lenses and fabricating eyewear;

      (c) The verification of the quality of finished ophthalmic products;

      (d) The adjustment of lenses or frames to the intended wearer’s face or eyes;

      (e) The adjustment, replacement, repair and reproduction of previously prepared ophthalmic lenses, frames or other specially fabricated ophthalmic devices; and

      (f) The fitting of contact lenses and the dispensing of prepackaged contact lenses pursuant to a written prescription, when done by a dispensing optician or apprentice dispensing optician who is authorized to do so pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

      3.  The term does not include any act for which a license is required pursuant to chapter 630 or 636 of NRS, and the provisions of this chapter do not authorize a dispensing optician or apprentice dispensing optician to perform any such act.

      (Added to NRS by 1987, 601; A 2003, 2011)