S.C. Code Regs. § § 96-104

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 96-104 - General Licensing Provisions

(A) An applicant for initial licensure as an optician must:

(1) submit an application on a form approved by the Board, along with the required fee; and

(2) submit proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is a graduate of an accredited public or private high school or secondary school of an equal grade approved by the Board or completed an equivalent course of study approved by the Board; and

(3) submit proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has either graduated from a two-year COA accredited program in ophthalmic dispensing or has a current valid optician's license in another state or has been engaged in the practice of opticianry for no fewer than two (2) years in a state that does not license opticians or has completed a Board-approved two-year apprenticeship under a South Carolina licensed optician, optometrist or ophthalmologist; and

(4) pass all initial licensure examinations conducted or recognized by the Board.

(B) An applicant for licensure as a contact lens dispensing optician must:

(1) meet all of the requirements of Section (A) above; and

(2) pass a qualifying contact lens examination conducted or recognized by the Board.

S.C. Code Regs. § 96-104

Added by State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 5, eff May 28, 1999. Amended by State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2012.