Sec. 08.71.170. Prohibited conduct.
The department may revoke or suspend the license of a dispensing optician, or the licensee may be reprimanded or otherwise disciplined, when the department finds after a hearing that the licensee (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional […]
Sec. 08.71.180. Practicing without a license.
A person may not practice as a dispensing optician without a license issued under this chapter or while the person’s license is suspended or revoked. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Sec. 08.71.200. Contact lenses.
Contact lenses shall be fitted in conjunction with and under the supervision of a licensed physician or an optometrist and with a written contact-lens prescription showing that the prescription may be filled for contact lenses and requiring that the patient return to see the prescribing physician or optometrist. In no case may contact lenses be […]
Sec. 08.71.230. Exemptions from and limitations on the application of this chapter.
This chapter may not be construed to (1) limit or restrict a licensed physician or optometrist from the practices enumerated in this chapter, and each licensed physician and optometrist has all the rights and privileges that may accrue under this chapter to dispensing opticians licensed under it; (2) prohibit an unlicensed person from performing mechanical […]
Sec. 08.71.240. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (2) “dispensing optician” means a person who, on written prescription from a licensed physician or optometrist, prepares and dispenses to the intended wearer or person who writes the prescription, original or duplicate lenses, eyeglasses, contact lenses, and appurtenances to them, and […]
Sec. 08.71.055. Powers and duties.
The department shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to issue licenses to applicants; (2) to renew licenses; (3) to hold hearings and order disciplinary sanctions against a person who violates this chapter or the regulations of the department; (4) to supply forms for applications, licenses, and other needed documents; (5) to keep a […]
Sec. 08.71.080. License required.
A person may not act as a dispensing optician in the state unless the person is licensed under this chapter. A license shall be issued for (1) the dispensing of contact lenses, or (2) the dispensing of other lenses, eyeglasses, spectacles, artificial eyes, and their appurtenances, or (3) both. The department shall by endorsement on […]
Sec. 08.71.090. Examination requirement.
To be licensed to dispense contact lenses, a person, unless eligible for licensing under AS 08.71.145, shall document to the department that the person has passed the contact lens registry examination offered by the National Contact Lens Examiners with a score acceptable to the department. In order to be licensed to dispense other lenses, eyeglasses, […]
Sec. 08.71.110. Qualifications for licensure.
(a) The department may issue a license to a person who (1) has had education equivalent to four years attendance at a high school; (2) has either (A) completed at least 1,800 hours of training as an apprentice after registering with the department as an apprentice; or (B) been engaged for at least 1,800 hours […]
Sec. 08.71.120. Fees.
The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for initial license and license renewal.