Wash. Admin. Code § 246-824-040

Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024

Section 246-824-040 - Licensure eligibility

To be eligible for licensure, applicants must:

(1) Be eighteen years or more of age;

(2) Graduate from an accredited high school or receive a general equivalency degree;

(3) Complete one of the following:

(a) At least six thousand hours of certified apprenticeship training that must be completed in no less than three years as required under chapter 18.34 RCW; or

(b) An accredited opticianry course as described in WAC 246-824-050; or

(c) Been principally engaged in practicing as a dispensing optician not in the state of Washington for five years;

(4) Successfully pass one of the following examinations:

(a) The state examination offered on or before August 31, 2017;

(b) On or after June 1, 2015, the basic competency examination, basic contact lens examination, and the practical examinations from ABO-NCLE. This requirement can also be met by successfully passing the ABO-NCLE advanced competency examination, advanced contact lens examination, and the practical examinations on or after June 1, 2015; and

(5) Meet any other requirements in law.

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-824-040

Amended by WSR 18-04-110, Filed 2/7/2018, effective 3/15/2018

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-824-040, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. 93-14-011, § 246-824-040, filed 6/24/93, effective 7/25/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040 and chapter 18.34 RCW. 92-02-018 (Order 224), § 246-824-040, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-824-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.34.040 and 18.34.080. 84-08-019 (Order PL 464 ), § 308-26-015, filed 3/27/84; Order PL-106, § 308-26-015, filed 2/2/71.