State Regulatory Information

States: In alphabetical order

Alabama
Alabama Outline
License optician tax

Alaska
Alaska outline
Alaska dispensing optician regulations
Occupational Centralized Licensing Regulations
Centralized Licensing Statutes

Arizona
Arizona Outline
Article 1 administration
Article 2 Licensing
Article 3 Regulation
Article 1 General Rules

Arkansas
Arkansas Outline
Dispensing Opticians Rules
Sec. 17 Ch. 89 laws

California
California Outline
Contact Lens Dispensers
Non-Resident Contact lens sellers
Prescription lenses
Registered Dispensing Opticians
Requirements for Prescriptions
Spectacle Lens Dispenser
Senate Bill 1406 (Optometrist Procedure Expansion)

Colorado
Colorado outline
Colorado 1995 sunset review of optical dispensers

Connecticut
Connecticut Outline
CHAPTER 381 Optician Statutes
Commission of Opticians public health codes
Continuing Education for Opticians
Declaratory ruling contact lens sales
Medical Records
Optician licensure
Rules of Practice

Florida
Florida outline
Florida Administration Code for opticians
Florida statute 484 concerning opticians (Preparing and dispensing of eyeglasses and other optical devices)

Georgia
Georgia outline
Approved Continuing Education Courses
Board continuing education license renewal
Board continuing education new licenses
Board continuing education program approval
Board licensing fee regulations
Board optician registration regulations
Board Practical Training and Experience
Board rules application and exam
Board rules revocation and suspension
Contact lens law
Georgia dispensing optician law
House Bill 241 licensure
Georgia news article (one women’s fight for licensure)

Hawaii
Hawaii outline
ch 458 dispensing opticians
ch 91 dispensing opticians
HB 3109

Illinois
Illinois Outline
Child Vision and Hearing Test Act
Eyeglass frame and lens act
Infant eye disease act
Mail order contact lens act
Newborn eye pathology act
Ophthalmic advertising act

Kansas
Kansas outline
Contact lens advisory council established
Administrative Regulation 65-4-1 definitions
Contact Lens Prescription Release Act
Healing Arts Act
Physician Assistants Act
Mailing contact lenses in Kansas and more 65-4967

Kentucky
Kentucky outline
Laws and regulations ophthalmic dispensing KRS and KAR (complete booklet)

Louisiana
Louisiana Outline
Contact lens prescribing regulations
Prohibited Eyewear

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Outline
All requirements for full licensure
Apprentice Requirements and Procedures
Continuing education
Massachusetts Optician law 73C to 73M
Standards for Professional practice

Michigan
Michigan Outline
Misleading advertising in Optical Merchandise Shops
Physician assistant regulations

Mississippi
Mississippi Outline

Nebraska
Nebraska Outline

Nevada
Nevada Outline
Nevada Administrative Code 637 Opticians
Nevada Revised Statutes
Out of State Requirements for licensure
Requirements to apply for licensure

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Outline
TITLE XXX ch 327 A1 to A17

New Jersey
New Jersey\New Jersey Outline
Ophthalmic dispenser and technicians laws
Uniform enforcement act
Background check requirement information
Licensee duty act

New York
New York Outline
Continuing Education
Education law
Regulations of the Commissioner part 52
Regulations of the Commissioner part 67
Rules of the Board of Regents unprofessional conduct
Trainee education requirements

North Carolina
North Carolina Outline
Article 17 dispensing opticians all statutes
90-234 necessity for certification of registration
90-235 definition of Optician.
90-236 what constitutes a practicing optician
90-236.1 requirement for filling contact lens prescription.
90-237 Qualification for being a licensed optician.
90-238 NC optician board creation and appointment.
90-239 powers of board.
90-240 examination.
90-241 waiver of written examination requirements
90-243 Registration of business and apprentice
90-244 display and use of license
90-250 sale of optical glasses
90-251 unlawful use of license lending
90-252 practicing without a license
90-253 exemptions from article
90-254 general penalty for violation
90-255 Rebates
90-255.1 Sale of flammable frames

Ohio
Ohio Outline
Administrative codes\Applicants Apprentices
Administrative codes\Cause of Action by Board
Administrative codes\Continuing Education
Administrative codes\Display of License
Administrative codes\Examination
Administrative codes\Fees
Administrative codes\Licensing
Definitions
Applications Qualifications for licensure
Apprentices
Comply with ch. 4776
Continuing education
Display of certificate
Disciplinary actions
Effect of child support on license
Examinations
Exemptions
Final evaluation of contact lenses
Grandfather Provision for Licensing
License Required
Optical Board
Penalty

Oregon
Oregon outline
DHS visual services rulebook
Oregon Insurance billing rulebook

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Outline
R5-35-Opti optician’s regulations

South Carolina
South Carolina Outline
CHAPTER 38 Optician Regulations
South Carolina Code of Regulations Ch 96

Tennessee
Tennessee Outline
CH 0480-1 Opticians Regulations
Board Creation
Examination Renewal
License not required for employees
Prohibited Practice
Qualifications Examinations
Revocation or License Suspension

Texas
Texas Outline
TITLE 25 CH. 129 Opticians Regulations
CH. 352 Optician statutes
CH. 353 contact lens prescription act

Vermont
Vermont Outline
Title 26 CH 47 Optician Statutes
Administrative Information for Registered Licensed Opticians and Trainees
Administrative Information for Applicants
Proposed Revision to Administrative Rules Governing Opticians

Virginia
Virginia Outline
Code of Virginia Statutes for Opticians
Approval of Review courses
Contact Lens Standard
Contact lens endorsement
Content of exam and reexamination
Display of License
Entry Requirements
Examinations
Fees
General Definitions
Grounds for Disciplinary Action
Lens and Frames Standards
License Renewal Required
Opticians Licensed in another State
Registration for voluntary practice by out of state licensee
Reinstatement Required

Washington
Washington Outline
Revised Code of Washington opticians
Washington Administrative Code for Opticians
Washington credentialing handbook

Federal
HIPAA
OSHA small business book
FDA buying contact lenses
FDA contact lens prescription
FDA kinds of contact lenses defined
Federal Acts 2007
FDA List of Contact Lenses Allowed to be Sold in the United States
Links for Government related opticianry websites
Links for Government related to contact lenses websites
List of Contact Lenses Allowed to be Sold in the United States
Ch. 353 contact lens prescription act
2004 FTC Review of Eyeglass 1 and CL Prescription release act
Employment and salary stats
Eyeglasses One
Prescription Disclaimer Overview

Miscellaneous
Report on the Database
OAA Letter to CADO
OAA Resolutions 1996
State Licensing Boards (Manitoba, British Columbia, Puerto Rico)
AOA PAC Summary
Professionalism resolution
Model Ophthalmic Dispensing Act