Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 09, 2026

Title 16 - Commercial Practices last revised: Dec 15, 2025
§ 315.1 - Scope of regulations in this part.

This part, which shall be called the “Contact Lens Rule,” implements the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7601-7610,which,verification,and. This part specifically governs contact lens prescriptions and related issues. Part 456 of Title 16 governs the availability of eyeglass prescriptions and related issues (the Ophthalmic Practice Rules (Eyeglass Rule)).

source: 69 FR 40508, July 2, 2004, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 16 CFR 315.1