(a) On and after January 1, 1997, no person located outside California shall ship, mail, or deliver in any manner, contact lenses at retail to a patient at a California address unless registered with the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California.
(b) With regard to any person subject to registration pursuant to this section, only replacement contact lenses provided pursuant to a valid prescription as described in Section 2546.6 may be shipped, mailed, or delivered directly to a patient.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 853, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)