North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 40 - OPTICIANS
Section .0300 - QUALIFICATIONS: APPLICATIONS: AND LICENSING
Section 40 .0314 - APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS: REGISTRATION
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) Each trainee entering the apprenticeship or internship shall register with the Board providing contact information, training establishment wherein training is being served, name of sponsoring trainer, and paying fees per G.S. 90-246.
(b) In addition to the work specified in Subparagraph (a)(3) of this Rule, the curriculum for the apprentice shall include one of the following, as chosen by the apprentice:
The classroom and laboratory time spent in the optical curriculum certificate program shall be credited as part of the apprenticeship period and its minimum of 32 hours per week. Certification that the apprentice has completed and passed one of the approved programs shall be required.
(c) When registering to serve a six month internship, the applicant must have completed the two and one-half years of apprenticeship as required by G.S. 90-240(a)(2) and (3) or have completed the course of training required by G.S. 90-240(a)(1).
(d) Trainers shall document to the Board completion of training for apprentices and interns.
Authority
G.S.
90-239;
90-240;
90-243;
90-249;
Eff. February
1, 1976;
Amended Eff. September 6, 1977;
Readopted Eff.
September 29, 1977;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1996; January 1, 1994;
July 1, 1991; February 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. December 22, 2018;
Amended Eff.
December 1, 2019.