Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 30 - Board of Dispensing Opticians
Article 4 - General Provisions
12 AAC 30.990 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 30.990
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) In AS 08.71 and this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) "apprentice"
means a novice in the field of opticianry who is working towards completion of
the requirements in
AS
08.71.110 under the regular supervision of a
supervisor who meets the requirements of
AS
08.71.160,
12 AAC 30.110(h),
and 12 AAC 30.125;
(2) repealed 12/25/2019;
(3) "contact lens" means a lens designed for
the correction or relief of visual defects or for cosmetic purposes, that is
placed on the anterior surface of the cornea;
(4) "contact lens parameters" means a listing
of those parameters necessary to produce a duplicate contact lens;
(5) "contact-lens prescription" means a
written authorization to fit for contact lenses and includes the dioptric power
of spheres, cylinders, and axis, and instructs the patient to return for a
follow up visit;
(6) "department"
means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
Development;
(7) "division" means
the division of corporations, business and professional licensing in the
department;
(8) "eyeglasses" has
the same meaning given the term "spectacles" in this section;
(9) "jurisdiction" means a licensing board or
administrative agency of this state, another state, territory, or possession of
the United States, responsible for issuing licenses and maintaining records for
dispensing opticians;
(10)
"spectacles" means an external prosthetic appliance for the correction or
relief of an optical or visual defect;
(11) "supervision" has the same meaning as in
AS
08.71.240;
(12) "supervisor" means a person who meets
the requirements of
AS
08.71.160,
12 AAC 30.110(h),
and 12 AAC 30.125 to supervise an
apprentice.
(b) For the purposes of AS 08.71.170, "minimum professional standards" includes
(1) taking any necessary and correct
measurements for placement of pupilary distance, segments, optical centers, and
prism for each pair of spectacles dispensed; and
(2) verifying that each pair of spectacles
and contact lens dispensed meets the specifications and parameters for the
prescription, using the necessary optical equipment.
Authority:AS 08.71.055
AS 08.71.090
AS 08.71.110
AS 08.71.130
AS 08.71.145
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