16 CFR § 456.6 - Declaration of Commission Intent.

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title: "16 CFR § 456.6 - Declaration of Commission Intent."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
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section_name: "Declaration of Commission Intent."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRADE REGULATION RULES"
part_number: "456"
part_name: "OPHTHALMIC PRACTICE RULES (EYEGLASS RULE)"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 57a."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 18822, May 1, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 456.6 Declaration of Commission Intent.

In prohibiting the use of waivers and disclaimers of liability in § 456.2(d), it is not the Commission's intent to impose liability on an ophthalmologist or optometrist for the ophthalmic goods and services dispensed by another seller pursuant to the ophthalmologist's or optometrist's prescription.

[57 FR 18822, May 1, 1992. Redesignated at 89 FR 60774, July 26, 2024]