15 USC § 7606 - Prohibition of certain waivers

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title: "15 USC § 7606 - Prohibition of certain waivers"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "7606"
section_name: "Prohibition of certain waivers"
chapter_number: 102
chapter_name: "FAIRNESS TO CONTACT LENS CONSUMERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–164, § 7, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2026.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–164, § 7, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2026.)

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