42 CFR §440.120
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- (a)“Prescribed drugs” means simple or compound substances or mixtures of substances prescribed for the cure, mitigation, or prevention of disease, or for health maintenance that are—
- (1)Prescribed by a physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of this professional practice as defined and limited by Federal and State law;
- (2)Dispensed by licensed pharmacists and licensed authorized practitioners in accordance with the State Medical Practice Act; and
- (3)Dispensed by the licensed pharmacist or practitioner on a written prescription that is recorded and maintained in the pharmacist's or practitioner's records.
- (b)“Dentures” are artificial structures made by or under the direction of a dentist to replace a full or partial set of teeth.
- (c)“Prosthetic devices” means replacement, corrective, or supportive devices prescribed by a physician or other licensed practitioner of the healing arts within the scope of his practice as defined by State law to—
- (d)“Eyeglasses” means lenses, including frames, and other aids to vision prescribed by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or an optometrist.