Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 30 - Board of Dispensing Opticians
Article 2 - Examinations and Licensing
12 AAC 30.120 - Apprentice training
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 30.120
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) Apprenticeship training under AS 08.71.110 relating to spectacles must include instruction in the following subject areas:
(1) customer relations, including
communication and interaction;
(2)
knowledge and application of basic optical concepts and principles;
(3) knowledge and application of practical
anatomy and physiology;
(4)
knowledge and implications of common ophthalmic disorders;
(5) knowledge of frame and lens materials and
application of materials based on the selection of ophthalmic
products;
(6) applicable statutes
and regulations relating to the practice of dispensing opticianry in the
state;
(7) customer instruction on
the care and use of ophthalmic products, with emphasis on health and
safety;
(8) interpretation of
prescriptions;
(9) proper fitting
of spectacles to the customer;
(10)
selection of spectacles with consideration of the customer's lifestyle,
occupation, cosmetic needs, and the availability of ophthalmic
products;
(11) knowledge and
application of instruments and measurements necessary to fit or adjust
spectacles to the customer;
(12)
knowledge and use of optical equipment to verify specifications of optical
goods, including a lensometer, calipers, lens clock, and other measuring
devices;
(13) management skills
necessary for record keeping, billing, and the ordering of optical goods and
supplies;
(14) knowledge and use of
aseptic techniques.
(b) Apprenticeship training under AS 08.71.110 relating to contact lens must include instruction in the following subject areas:
(1) customer relations, including
communication and interaction;
(2)
knowledge and application of basic optical concepts and principles;
(3) knowledge and application of practical
anatomy and physiology;
(4)
knowledge and implications of common ophthalmic disorders;
(5) applicable statutes and regulations
relating to the practice of dispensing opticianry in the state;
(6) interpretation of
prescriptions;
(7) obtaining and
documenting the customer's relevant medical history through oral interview and
records;
(8) assessment of the
technical aspects of the customer's ocular status for contact lens wear by
using instruments or other methods to determine appropriate contact lens
options;
(9) knowledge of
instruments used to determine the customer's contact lens options, including
proper calibration of instruments, evaluation of instrument readings and
application to the customer's needs;
(10) selection of contact lens material and
design based on previously gathered information to conduct diagnostic lens
evaluation, if trial fitting is deemed beneficial;
(11) insertion of trial contact lens material
and evaluation of subjective and objective findings to determine appropriate
lens selection;
(12) determination
of contact lens parameters using the results obtained from the diagnostic
contact lens trial fitting and evaluation of the objective findings and the
customer's subjective responses to fitting so that the appropriate contact lens
may be ordered;
(13) knowledge of
instruments and recognized standards necessary to verify contact lens
parameters by comparing contact lens ordered to assure accuracy;
(14) education of the customer on all aspects
of contact lens wear including disinfection, storage, care, maintenance of
contact lenses and supplies, and wearing schedules by providing verbal and
written instructions and hands on practice with contact lenses to encourage
compliance.
(c) Repealed 2/26/2003.
(d) Repealed 2/26/2003.
(e) Repealed 2/26/2003.
Authority:AS 08.71.055
AS 08.71.110
AS 08.71.160
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