New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 33 - STATE BOARD OF OPHTHALMIC DISPENSERS AND OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIANS
Subchapter 1 - APPRENTICESHIPS
Section 13:33-1.9 - Ophthalmic technician apprentice; licensing examination
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An ophthalmic technician apprentice who has served as an apprentice for at least one calendar year of full-time employment shall apply for the first examination after the completion of the one year of full-time employment.
(b) In the event of illness, extreme emergency, or other good cause, an extension of application to the next succeeding examination may be granted by the Board.
(c) If the ophthalmic technician apprentice is unsuccessful in passing three consecutive examinations, the apprentice shall return the apprentice technician permit to the Board. An ophthalmic technician apprentice who has returned his or her permit to the Board may retake the ophthalmic technician licensing examination provided that the last year of experience as an apprentice technician was acquired within the past two years.
(d) In the event that the ophthalmic technician apprentice meets the requirements to sit for examination and neither applies for, appears at, or is excused from said examination, an automatic failure shall be imposed.