Form Dop - Application For Dispensing Optician License By Examination Or By Credentials - Alaska Department Of Community And Economic Development Page 5
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812 AAC 30.120. APPRENTICE TRAINING. (a) Apprenticeship training under AS 08.71.110
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)
customer instruction on the care and use of ophthalmic products, with emphasis on
health and safety;
(7)
interpretation of prescriptions;
(8)
proper fitting of spectacles to the customer;
(9)
selection of spectacles with consideration of the customer’s lifestyle, occupation,
cosmetic needs, and the availability of ophthalmic products;
(10)
knowledge and application of instruments and measurements necessary to fit or
adjust spectacles to the customer;
(11)
knowledge and use of optical equipment to verify specifications of optical goods,
including a lensometer, calipers, lens clock, and other measuring devices;
(12)
management skills necessary for record keeping, billing, and the ordering of optical
goods and supplies;
(13)
knowledge and use of aseptic techniques.
(b) In addition to the requirements of (a) of this section, apprenticeship training under
AS 08.71.110 relating to contact lens, must include instruction in the following subject areas:
(1)
obtaining and documenting the customer’s relevant medical history through oral
interview and records;
(2)
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;
(3)
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;
(4)
selection of contact lens material and design based on previously gathered
information to conduct diagnostic lens evaluation, if trial fitting is deemed beneficial;
(5)
insertion of trial contact lens material and evaluation of subjective and objective
findings to determine appropriate lens selection;
(6)
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;
(7)
knowledge of instruments and recognized standards necessary to verify contact lens
parameters by comparing contact lens ordered to assure accuracy;
(8)
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) In addition to the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section, apprenticeship training must
include instruction in applicable laws and regulations relating to the practice of dispensing
opticianry in the state.
(d) The board will, in its discretion, require an apprentice and the apprentice’s supervisor to
submit evidence that the apprentice has received, or is scheduled to receive, the training and
experience required by this section.
(e) An apprentice and the apprentice’s supervisor must be employed at the same facility
while the apprentice is under the direct supervision of the supervisor.
08-4151b (Rev. 8/00)
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