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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Legislative Update

 

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The Governor’s Regulation Rollback initiative to do away with or improve 500 rules and regulations by the end of the calendar year is in full swing.

The governor's office would like the community and stakeholders input on all regulations and rules currently used by this Board.

 

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Arizona State Board of Dispensing Opticians is to ensure that the consumers of the State of Arizona are afforded quality optical services.

 

To this end, the Board regulates the opticianry profession through administering examinations, issuing licenses to qualified opticians and optical establishments, proposing legislation, enacting rules and regulations and investigating complaints brought to the Board against licensed opticians and optical establishments.

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Arizona State Board of Dispensing Opticians is to ensure that the consumers of the State of Arizona are afforded quality optical services.   To this end, the Board regulates the opticianry profession through administering examinations, issuing licenses to qualified opticians and optical establishments, proposing legislation, enacting rules and regulations and investigating complaints brought to the Board against licensed opticians and optical establishments. __________________________________________________________________________________________________   Laws 2016, Chapter 115, requires each state agency to post their budget request on the agency’s website.  FY 22 Budget Request is available for viewing below.

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Legislative Update

  ____________________________________________________________________________________________________   The Governor’s Regulation Rollback initiative to do away with or improve 500 rules and regulations by the end of the calendar year is in full swing. The governor's office would like the community and stakeholders input on all regulations and rules currently used by this Board.  

PDF icon Regulation Rollback.pdf

Dispensing Optician License Applications

  THE BOARD NO LONGER ADMINISTERS THE PRACTICAL EXAMINATION.                                                                                                            THE PRACTICAL EXAMINATION IS NOW ADMINISTERED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BODIES. 

ESTABLISHMENT/OPTICIAN RENEWAL NOTICES

All Renewal nortices are now emailed to licensees. Please ensure that your email address is kept current in the elicensing system.      

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Please see the Resources tab for a list of when your continuing education credits are due. 12 credits are due every three year period. Credits must be acquired during that three year period and cannot be carried over.   For a course on Rules and Regulations: CONTACT: Jim McClafferty 480-560-4041  -----OR------   AADO   440 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ  85711, 520-327-6215. The board will also accept the course from OpticalTraining.com Instrumentation Reguations and Standards, as well as any state's course on Statutes or Laws.  Contact Lucy Dunn 928-778-3937 X 5 for information on the Summer Conference in Prescott    -----OR-----  AADO on the Fall Conference usually held in October or November at 520-327-6215.   

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Arizona State Board Of Dispensing Opticians

1740 W Adams Suite 3001 Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-542-8158
Fax: 602-926-8103

email: [email protected]

Arizona Association of Dispensing Opticians - AADO

3900 E. Timrod St., Tucson, AZ 85711
520-881-1778

www.aado.info

email: [email protected]

Yavapai Opticians Association – Northern Arizona AADO

928-778-3937 x 5

Contact: Lucy Dunn

Opticians Association of America

441 Carlisle Drive Herndon, Virginia 20170
703-437-8780
800-433-8997

Fax : 703-437-0727
www.oaa.org

American Board of Opticianry/National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO-NCLE)

6506 Loisdale Rd., Suite 209 Springfield, VA 22150
703-719-5800
1-800-296-1379

Fax 703-719-9144
www.abo-ncle.org

Arizona State Board of Optometry

1740 W. Adams, Suite 3003 Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-542-3095 X5
Fax: 602-542-3093

https://optometry.az.gov/

Arizona Medical Board

1740 W. Adams, Suite 4000 Pheonix, Arizona 85007
480-551-2700
877-255-2212

www.azmd.gov

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