Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 7606

Prohibition of certain waivers

A prescriber may not place on the prescription, or require the patient to sign, or deliver to the patient a form or notice waiving or disclaiming the liability or responsibility of the prescriber for the accuracy of the eye examination. The preceding sentence does not impose liability on a prescriber for the ophthalmic goods and services dispensed by another seller pursuant to the prescriber’s correctly verified prescription.

Pub. L. 108–164, § 7117 Stat. 2026 (, , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 12 of Pub. L. 108–164section 7601 of this titleSection effective 60 days after , see , set out as a note under .