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Rulemaking at the Board

Notification of Rulemaking and the Texas Register

The Board publishes all of its proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rules in the Texas Register in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Any proposed, adopted, withdrawn or emergency rule action taken by the Board can be viewed online via the Texas Register.

Proposed Rules

Members of the public wishing to review or submit public comment on a proposed rule may find instructions to do so by clicking on the corresponding link below (once available). The deadline for submitting public comment is listed for each proposed rule change.  The comment period for a proposed rule can also be found in the preamble, which can be accessed through the link to the proposed rule.

  • 277.7 – Patient Records
  • 277.10 – Remedial Plans
  • 279.1 – Contact Lens Examination
  • 279.2 – Contact Lens Prescriptions
  • 279.3 – Spectacle Examination
  • 279.4 – Spectacle and Ophthalmic Devices Prescriptions
  • 279.5 – Dispensing Ophthalmic Materials
  • 279.9 – Advertising
  • 279.10 – Professional Identification
  • 279.11 – Relationship with Dispensing Optician — Books and Records
  • 279.12 – Relationship with Dispensing Optician — Separation of Offices
  • 279.13 – Professional Responsibility for Off-Site Examinations: Improper Solicitation of Patients
  • 279.14 – Patient Files
  • 279.15 – Practice with Contagious or Infectious Disease

If you would like the proposed text prior to it being available in the Texas Register, please email the Executive Director.

Recently Adopted Rules

The following rules and rule amendments were adopted by the Board at its most recent meeting. Members of the public wishing to review an adopted rule may do so by clicking on the corresponding link below.

The following amendments were adopted by the Board at the July 31, 2026 meeting. They will become final 20 days after they are filed with the Texas Register.