- 1. “ABO” means the American Board of Opticianry.
- 2. “Applicant” means an individual requesting an initial or renewal license from the Board.
- 3. “Application packet” means the forms and additional information the Board requires to be submitted by an applicant or on the applicant’s behalf.
- 4. “Comity” means the procedure for granting an Arizona license to an applicant who is already licensed as a dispensing optician in another state of the United States.
- 5. “Days” means calendar days.
- 6. “Laboratory experience” means work directly involved in the process of producing optical devices and does not include work that is strictly clerical.
- 7. “License” means a written authorization issued by the Board to practice as a dispensing optician or operate an optical establishment in Arizona.
- 8. “NCLE” means the National Contact Lens Examiners.
- 9. “Nationally recognized body on opticianry accreditation” means the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation.
- 10. “Optical devices” means eyeglasses, contact lenses, prosthetic eyes, low-vision aids, other eyewear, and eyewear appurtenances or parts.
- 11. “Optometrist” means a person currently licensed in any state of the United States in the practice of the profession of optometry as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1701.
- 12. “Physician” means a person currently licensed in any state of the United States to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine.
- 13. “Work week” means the period of time beginning on Sunday at 12:00 a.m. and ending the following Saturday at 11:59 p.m.
The following definitions apply in this Chapter unless otherwise specified:
Historical Note
Former Rule II. Amended effective December 14, 1979 (Supp. 79-6). Amended Subsections (A) and (D) effective April 2, 1981 (Supp. 81-2). Former Section R4-20-102 repealed, new Section R4-20-102 adopted effective October 24, 1983 (Supp. 83-5). Amended Subsection (B) effective August 29, 1985 (Supp. 85-4). Former Section R4-20-101 repealed, Section R4-20-102 amended and renumbered as Section R4-20-101 effective September 18, 1987 (Supp. 87-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 418, effective January 15, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 1978, effective May 10, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 3660, effective November 15, 2005 (Supp. 05-3).