§ 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 […]
§ 17-89-305. Reciprocity
(a) Any person who desires to provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public as a licensed or registered dispensing optician in this state and who holds a current validated certificate of licensure or registry as a dispensing optician in a state whose requirements for licensure or registry are in the opinion of the Arkansas Board […]
§ 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 […]
§ 17-89-307. Certificates — Renewal
(a) All licensed and registered opticians shall pay by July 1 of each year a fee established by the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians to the Secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians as a renewal licensure or registry fee. (b) (1) Unless the fee is paid, certificates of licensure or registry issued under […]
§ 17-89-308. Continuing education program
(a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians may institute a program for continuing education for its licensees. (b) The board may require proof of successful completion of its continuing education requirements as a condition for renewal of license, except that the board shall not require more than nine (9) clock hours of continuing education within […]
§ 17-89-309. Denial, suspension, or revocation — Grounds
(a) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall revoke or suspend or refuse to issue or renew a license or registration of any dispensing optician for any violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rules promulgated by the board, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The applicant, licensee, or registrant […]
§ 17-89-310. Complaints — Hearings
(a) (1) Any person may file a complaint with the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians against any person providing ophthalmic dispensing services to the public or having a certificate of licensure or registry to practice ophthalmic dispensing in this state charging the person with having violated the provisions of this chapter. (2) The complaint shall […]
§ 17-89-401. Employment of apprentice dispensing opticians
(a) (1) Licensed or registered opticians under this chapter may utilize apprentice dispensing opticians to engage in ophthalmic dispensing as defined in this chapter under their direct personal physical supervision and at the same location where the licensed or registered person dispenses. (2) However, no licensed or registered dispensing optician shall supervise more than three […]
§ 17-89-402. Written prescription required
(a) It shall be unlawful for any dispensing optician or person engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, or dispensing regular or safety ophthalmic materials to fill or duplicate an ophthalmic prescription without having a written prescription signed by the licensed optometrist or licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye who conducted the examination […]
§ 17-89-403. Standards for materials
All ophthalmic materials, including eyeglasses, spectacles, lenses, or other optical devices or materials or parts thereof, sold in the State of Arkansas must conform to standards of quality as promulgated by the American National Standards Institute, commonly known as “Z-80.1 standards”, or any standards later set forth in a rule promulgated by the Arkansas Board […]