1. An apprentice dispensing optician who desires to obtain a license as a dispensing optician pursuant to NRS 637.100 must: (a) Complete an educational program approved by the Board which includes the following areas of instruction: (1) Ocular anatomy, physiology and refractive anomalies of the eye;(2) Processes of vision, especially the effect of light, lenses and prisms placed before the eye;(4) Ophthalmic vocabulary;(5) Ophthalmic prescription interpretation, eyeglass lens and contact lens identification, fitting and adjustment of eyeglasses and use of instruments in the analysis of eyeglass lenses and contact lenses in a practical examination; and(6) All facets of ophthalmic dispensing procedures.(b) Receive instruction and training under the direct supervision of a licensed dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist in this State while employed at an optical establishment. Such instruction and training must include experience at the fitting table in preparing laboratory orders, verifying processed work from the laboratory and the performance of other duties related to ophthalmic dispensing consisting of:(1) At least 2,000 hours of training and experience as an apprentice dispensing optician completing a 2-year apprenticeship pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 637.100; or(2) At least 1,000 hours of training and experience as an apprentice dispensing optician completing a 1-year apprenticeship pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 637.100.(c) Complete at least 100 hours of training and experience related to the fitting and filling of prescriptions for contacts lenses, as evidenced in the form and manner prescribed by the Board and signed by the licensed dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist in this State who provided such training. A dispensing optician with a limited license shall not provide any of the training required pursuant to this paragraph.(d) Perform the accurate and correct neutralization of at least 100 pairs of prescription spectacles as evidenced on a form prescribed by the Board and signed by the licensed dispensing optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist in this State who provided such training.2. The Board will waive the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection 1 for an apprentice dispensing optician who holds a limited license as a dispensing optician pursuant to NRS 637.121.Nev. Admin. Code § 637.Sec. 5
Added to NAC by Bd. of Dispensing Opt. by R067-23A, eff. 12/15/2023NRS 637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1391, section 8 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1386