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17-89-306. Dispensers from nonlicensing states.
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17-89-306. Dispensers from nonlicensing states.
(a) Any person from a nonlicensing state who desires to provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public as a licensed or registered dispensing optician in this state, and who submits satisfactory evidence to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians that he or she meets the following requirements, shall be eligible for licensure or registry by the board.
(b) The applicant shall:
(1) Be qualified under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Have been engaged in ophthalmic dispensing as described in § 17-89-102(4) for a period of:
(A) Five (5) years for applicants for licensure, of which no more than three (3) years may be while working in a qualified full-service optical laboratory approved by the board; or
(B) Three (3) years for applicants for registry, of which no more than one (1) year may be while working in a qualified full-service laboratory approved by the board immediately before the date of application;
(3) Successfully complete the written and practical examination for licensure or registry prepared and conducted by the board; and
(4) Have paid the fee prescribed in § 17-89-304(f) to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-89-306
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17-89-306. Dispensers from nonlicensing states.
(a) Any person from a nonlicensing state who desires to provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public as a licensed or registered dispensing optician in this state, and who submits satisfactory evidence to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians that he or she meets the following requirements, shall be eligible for licensure or registry by the board.
(b) The applicant shall:
(1) Be qualified under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Have been engaged in ophthalmic dispensing as described in § 17-89-102(4) for a period of:
(A) Five (5) years for applicants for licensure, of which no more than three (3) years may be while working in a qualified full-service optical laboratory approved by the board; or
(B) Three (3) years for applicants for registry, of which no more than one (1) year may be while working in a qualified full-service laboratory approved by the board immediately before the date of application;
(3) Successfully complete the written and practical examination for licensure or registry prepared and conducted by the board; and
(4) Have paid the fee prescribed in § 17-89-304(f) to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians.
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17-89-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Apprentice dispensing optician” means an individual registered with the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to work under the supervision of a licensed or registered dispensing optician, a physician skilled in disease of the eye, or an optometrist licensed by this state;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) “Licensed dispensing optician” means any person licensed by the board to engage in ophthalmic dispensing;
(4)(A) “Ophthalmic dispensing” means the preparation of laboratory work orders, verification, and dispensing of spectacle lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or parts thereof to the intended wearer on a written prescription from a licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye or from a licensed optometrist.
(B) “Opthalmic dispensing” shall include:
(i) The measuring, fitting, adapting, and adjusting of spectacle lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, or parts thereof to the human face;
(ii) The preparation and delivery of work orders to laboratory technicians engaged in grinding lenses and fabrication of eyewear;
(iii) The verification of the quality of finished spectacle lenses, spectacles, or eyeglasses; and
(iv) The adjustment or repair of spectacle frames to the human face.
(C) The prescribing, adapting, fitting, duplicating, dispensing, modifying, selling, or supplying of contact lenses for or to the human eye is specifically excluded;
(5) “Person” shall include individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, professional corporations, unincorporated associations, or any of the foregoing;
(6) “Registered dispensing optician” means any person registered by the board to engage in ophthalmic dispensing; and
(7) “Supervision” means the direct personal physical provision of direction and control through p
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-89-102
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-89-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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17-89-304. Examinations.
(a) No person other than a licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in diseases of the eye or a person licensed or registered by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians as approved in this chapter shall provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public until after he or she has passed the written and practical examination conducted by the board and shown proficiency in those subjects and procedures designated by the board, including, but not limited to:
(1) Mechanical optics;
(2) Occupational vision requirements;
(3) Taking facial measurements for proper frame sizing;
(4) Ophthalmic lens types; and
(5) Fitting and adjusting glasses and frames to the face.
(b) A person eligible for licensure or registry under this chapter and desirous of licensure or registry shall make application for examination to the board at least sixty (60) days before the date of examination upon a form and in such a manner as the board shall prescribe. The application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in subsection (f) of this section.
(c) Each applicant for licensure or registry under this chapter shall be examined by the board by written and practical examination and shall be required to meet certain standards of performance established by rules adopted by the board.
(d)(1) Applicants for licensure or registry shall be examined at a time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine.
(2) Examinations shall be given at least one (1) time each year at such places within this state as the board may determine.
(3) The board shall give reasonable public notice of the examinations in accordance with its adopted rules at least ninety (90) days before the administration of the examination.
(4) The board shall no
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-89-304
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-89-304. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.