(a)
- (1) The application and supporting documentation will be reviewed by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians.
- (2) Applicants will be notified by the secretary-treasurer of the applicant’s approval to test.
- (3) Qualified applicants will be notified by the secretary-treasurer of the procedure to take the National Practical Examination.
- (4) Applicants who fail to pass the National Practical Examination must submit a written request to retake the examination and submit the fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
- (b) Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant.
- (c) The Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians shall grant a license to an applicant who fulfills the Arkansas requirements for licensure and is a person who holds a federal Form I-766 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-issued Employment Authorization Document, known popularly as a “work permit”.