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AZ Rev Stat § 32-1529 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1529 - Specialists; certification; qualifications

32-1529.  Specialists;  certification;  qualifications A. To be eligible for a certificate to practice as a specialist an applicant shall: 1. Hold a current valid license to practice naturopathic medicine under this chapter. 2. Have satisfactorily completed an approved postdoctoral training program in the specialty. 3. Be board certified in the specialty by a specialty board of examiners that is recognized by the board. 4. Possess a good moral and professional reputation. 5. Be physically and mentally fit to practice the specialty. 6. Not be guilty of any act of unprofessional conduct or any other conduct that would be grounds for refusal,  suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter. 7. Not have had any license to practice any profession refused,  revoked or suspended by any other state,  district or territory of the United States or another country for reasons that relate to the person's ability to skillfully and safely practice as a physician in this state. 8. File a completed application pursuant to section 32-1524. B. The board may: 1. Require an applicant to submit credentials or other written or oral proof. 2. Make investigations it deems necessary to adequately advise it with respect to an applicant's qualifications. C. A certificate issued to a physician pursuant to this section shall be concurrently renewed,  suspended or revoked,  with that physician's license to practice naturopathic medicine.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1530 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1530 - Exemptions from certificate to dispense fees

32-1530.  Exemptions from certificate to dispense fees A. A physician who practices at a public health facility operated by this state or a county or at a facility operated by a qualifying community health center established pursuant to section 36-2907.06 and who is exempt from paying registration fees pursuant to section 32-1921,  subsection D for a certificate to dispense issued by the board if involved in the dispensing of devices and medications shall annually renew a certificate to dispense pursuant to section 32-1526 but is exempt from the annual renewal fee to dispense under section 32-1527. B. A physician who is employed by and dispenses devices and medications at a facility that is operated by a not-for-profit corporation and who does not profit from the items dispensed shall annually renew a certificate to dispense pursuant to section 32-1526 but is exempt from the annual renewal fee to dispense under section 32-1527.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1681 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1681 - Licensure; issuance

32-1681.  Licensure;  issuance A. A person shall not practice as a dispensing optician in this state without a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter. B. The board shall issue a license to any person who complies with the provisions of this chapter and board rules. All licenses expire at the end of each calendar year but do not expire while an application for renewal is pending before the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1682 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1682 - Applications for a dispensing optician license; original and renewal; examination

32-1682.  Applications for a dispensing optician license;  original and renewal;  examination A. An applicant for licensure shall submit a verified application to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall contain information the board determines is necessary to assist the board in determining the applicant's ability to meet the requirements of this chapter and board rules. B. A person who wishes to renew a license shall submit a verified renewal application to the board each year on a form prescribed by the board. The renewal application shall contain information the board determines is necessary to assist the board in determining that the applicant is not in default of or in violation of this chapter or board rules and that the licensee continues to meet the requirements of this chapter. C. The board may require from all applicants any additional information that in its judgment is necessary to assist the board in determining whether the applicant is entitled to initial or continued licensure. D. To assist it in determining if an applicant has acquired the minimum basic skills required for optical dispensing,  the board shall require a written and practical examination of all applicants for an initial license. This requirement does not apply to applicants who qualify pursuant to section 32-1683,  paragraph 5,  subdivision (a). The board may prescribe other reasonable rules relating to the examination of applicants as it determines necessary for the performance of its duties. The board may accept the results of a written or practical examination prepared by a nationally recognized body as determined by the board in lieu of those portions of an examination prepared by the board if they are at least substantially equivalent to those prepared by the board. The board may keep all procedures relating to the administration of the examination and the answer keys confidential.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1683 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1683 - Qualifications of applicants

32-1683.  Qualifications of applicants An applicant for a license issued under this chapter shall: 1. Be of good moral character. 2. Not have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. 3. Not be a former licensee under this chapter whose license was suspended or revoked and not subsequently reinstated. 4. Be a high school graduate or the equivalent as prescribed by rules of the board. 5. Establish that the applicant has the required technical skill and training necessary for licensing by any one of the following means: (a) Submit evidence of having a valid and subsisting license in good standing from another state that licenses dispensing opticians or ophthalmic dispensers and whose requirements are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter.  (b) Submit evidence of having served an apprenticeship in optical dispensing for three of the six years immediately preceding the date of application under the direct supervision of a dispensing optician,  optometrist or an allopathic or osteopathic physician who holds an active license in good standing issued by any state. The apprenticeship must include all principal phases of optical dispensing in order to result in the applicant acquiring the minimum basic skills required for optical dispensing. The board may accept a maximum of one thousand hours of alternative optical laboratory experience toward satisfying the apprenticeship requirements if that experience meets the standards established by the board. (c) Submit evidence of graduation from a school of optical dispensing that presently meets the standards required for approval by a nationally recognized body on opticianry accreditation as determined by the board. The applicant must also have served an apprenticeship in optical dispensing as prescribed in subdivision (b) for one of the six years immediately preceding the date of application. (d) Submit evidence of having worked as a dispensing optician or having served as an apprentice to a dispensing optician,  a physician or an optometrist in a nonlicensing state for three of the six years immediately preceding the date of application. This work or apprenticeship must include all principal phases of optical dispensing in order to result in the applicant acquiring the minimum basic skills required for optical dispensing.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1684 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1684 - License issuance, renewal and reinstatement

32-1684.  License issuance,  renewal and reinstatement A. Within a reasonable time after the receipt of an original application or renewal application,  together with the fee required by section 32-1685,  the board shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant. The board shall approve the application if the applicant meets the qualifications of this chapter and board rules and shall allow the applicant for initial licensure to sit for the practical examination. The board shall issue a license if the applicant successfully completes this examination. If the board disapproves an original or renewal application it shall notify the applicant pursuant to section 32-1694,  subsection A. B. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  on or before December 31 of each year a licensee shall submit a renewal application on a form prescribed by the board. The licensee shall submit the renewal fee prescribed by section 32-1685 with the application. C. A licensee who submits a renewal application and renewal fee after December 31 but before the following January 31 shall pay a late fee prescribed by section 32-1685 in addition to the renewal fee. The board may allow a licensee additional time to submit a renewal application if the licensee demonstrates to the board's satisfaction good cause to do so. D. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  a license expires if it is not renewed before January 31 following the December 31 expiration date. A person who does not submit a renewal application,  a renewal fee and a late fee before that date may submit an application for reinstatement on a form prescribed by the board within one year after the license expiration date. The applicant for reinstatement shall submit the renewal fee and a late fee prescribed by section 32-1685 with the application. The applicant shall take the state board practical examination. The applicant shall also take the national examinations if the applicant did not successfully complete those examinations before the applicant obtained the original license. E. A person who does not submit a reinstatement application and applicable fees within one year after the license expiration date shall apply for licensure as an original applicant.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1684.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1684.01 - Optical establishment license; qualifications

32-1684.01.  Optical establishment license;  qualifications A. Any person,  corporation,  company,  partnership,  firm,  association or society that wishes to operate an optical establishment shall submit a verified application to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall include the application fee and the following information:  1. The location of the proposed optical establishment.  2. The proposed business hours of the optical establishment. 3. The names and license numbers of the licensed dispensing opticians who work at the optical establishment. B. An applicant for a license under this section shall provide evidence to the board's satisfaction that at least one licensed dispensing optician works at the optical establishment on a full-time basis. C. Within thirty days after the receipt of an original application or renewal application and the application fee,  the board shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant. If the applicant meets the qualifications of this chapter and board rules,  the board shall approve the application and issue a license. If the application is disapproved,  the board shall notify the applicant as provided in section 32-1694,  subsection A. D. To renew a license a licensee shall submit a renewal application to the board on or before June 30 of each year on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall include the applicable renewal fee and information the board deems necessary for it to determine that the licensee continues to meet the requirements of this chapter and board rules. E. A licensee that submits a renewal application and applicable fee after June 30 but before July 31 shall pay a late fee pursuant to section 32-1685 in addition to the renewal fee. F. A license expires if a licensee does not submit a renewal application and renewal fee on or before July 31 pursuant to subsection E of this section. After that date the applicant shall apply for licensure as an original applicant.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1685 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1685 - Fees

32-1685.  Fees  A. The board shall establish nonrefundable fees that do not exceed the following: 1. Filing an application for a dispensing optician license,  two hundred dollars. 2. Issuing an original dispensing optician license,  two hundred dollars. 3. Renewing a dispensing optician license,  two hundred dollars. 4. Late renewal of a dispensing optician license,  two hundred dollars. 5. Name change and issuance of a duplicate dispensing optician license,  one hundred dollars. 6. Reinstatement of a dispensing optician license,  two hundred dollars. 7. Filing an application for an optical establishment license,  two hundred dollars. 8. Issuing an original optical establishment license,  two hundred dollars. 9. Renewing an optical establishment license,  two hundred dollars. 10. Late renewal of an optical establishment license,  two hundred dollars. 11. Name or location change and issuance of a duplicate optical establishment license,  one hundred dollars. B. The board may charge additional fees for services that the board deems are necessary to carry out this chapter and board rules. These fees shall not exceed the costs of rendering the services.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1686 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1686 - Board of dispensing opticians fund

32-1686.  Board of dispensing opticians fund A. Before the end of each month,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the board shall deposit ten per cent of all monies received by the board in the state general fund and deposit the remaining ninety per cent in the board of dispensing opticians fund. B. Monies deposited in the board of dispensing opticians fund are subject to section 35-143.01.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1687 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1687 - Continuing education

32-1687.  Continuing education A. All dispensing opticians licensed under this chapter shall satisfy a continuing education requirement in accordance with board rules. B. The board shall prescribe by rule the form and content of continuing education for dispensing opticians licensed under this chapter that is designed to educate the licensee in current developments,  skills and procedures. Opticians may satisfy this continuing education requirement by home study courses or attending seminars and are not required to join a professional association of dispensing opticians in this state in order to fulfill the requirement. The rules shall establish the number of hours of continuing education required within a three-year period in an amount not to exceed twenty-one hours.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1721 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1721 - Persons and acts not affected by this chapter

32-1721.  Persons and acts not affected by this chapter This chapter does not apply to: 1. Physicians and surgeons duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state,  if they are practicing lawfully. 2. Dispensing opticians duly licensed to practice,  if they are practicing lawfully in accordance with the provisions of section 32-1671. 3. The sale of complete ready-to-wear eyeglasses as merchandise from a permanently established place of business. 4. A licensed or unlicensed individual performing duties delegated under the authority of a licensee.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1722 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1722 - Qualifications of applicant; applications

32-1722.  Qualifications of applicant;  applications A. A person of good moral character who wishes to engage in the practice of the profession of optometry shall file with the board a verified application with the required application fee that includes: 1. The applicant's name,  age and address. 2. Documentation of graduation from a university or college that teaches the profession of optometry and that is accredited by a nationally accepted accrediting body on optometric education. 3. Documentation of satisfactory completion of an equivalent course of study that is approved by the board in didactic education,  pharmacology and clinical training in the examination,  diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the human eye and its adnexa and that either: (a) Meets the contemporary educational requirements at colleges of optometry in the United States. (b) Totals at least one hundred twenty hours.  4. Documentation of the successful passage of a written examination as prescribed by the board.  5. Background information on a form prescribed by the attorney general for the purpose of conducting an investigation into the existence of prior arrests and convictions.  6. Disclosure of any investigation conducted or pending by an optometric regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the United States. B. On receipt of an application in proper form and containing the information prescribed in subsection A of this section,  the board may investigate the applicant's character,  ability and experience. C. For the purposes of an investigation that is conducted pursuant to subsection B of this section,  the board may subpoena witnesses,  administer oaths and take testimony with respect to the character of the applicant or to any matter affecting the application at a hearing held after sufficient notice has been given. D. If the board finds that the applicant has passed the examination provided for under section 32-1724 and that the applicant's character,  ability and experience are satisfactory,  the board shall issue a license.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1723 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1723 - Licensure by endorsement

32-1723.  Licensure by endorsement The board shall waive the written examination requirements of this chapter if all of the following are true: 1. The applicant submits a license or a certified copy of a license to practice optometry issued by the regulatory board of another jurisdiction of the United States that has licensure requirements that the board determines meet or exceed the requirements of this chapter. 2. The license of the applicant has not been suspended or revoked by any other licensing jurisdiction of the United States for any cause that is a ground for suspension or revocation of a license under this chapter. 3. The applicant has been engaged in the practice of the profession of optometry continuously in the other licensing jurisdiction or in a United States military branch of service for not less than four of the five years immediately preceding the application. 4. The information provided by national data banks designated by the board has successfully verified the applicant. 5. The applicant meets the requirements of section 32-1722 concerning good moral character.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1724 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1724 - Examination of applicants; time of examination

32-1724.  Examination of applicants;  time of examination A. Licensing examinations shall be conducted and graded according to rules prescribed by the board. The board shall not grade examinations on a curve. B. The board may give applicants a written examination on subjects currently being taught in universities or colleges of optometry as well as on this state's statutes and rules relating to the practice of optometry. In lieu of its written examination for licensure,  the board may accept documentation from the national board of examiners in optometry that shows that an applicant has passed board designated parts of the national board's examination. To receive a passing grade on a written examination administered by the board,  an applicant shall receive a grade of not less than seventy-five per cent on the whole written examination and not less than fifty per cent in any one subject. C. The board may give applicants a practical examination on subjects currently being taught in universities or colleges of optometry and shall give an examination on this state's statutes and rules relating to optometry. In lieu of its practical examination for licensure,  the board may accept documentation from the national board of examiners in optometry that shows that the applicant has passed board designated parts of the national board s examination. To receive a passing grade on a practical examination,  an applicant shall receive a grade of not less than seventy-five per cent. D. Examinations shall be held at least once each year. Notice of examinations shall be given not less than sixty days before the date of examination. The board shall adopt rules to establish conditions under which an applicant who is unable to take the examination and who notifies the board before the date fixed for the examination may take the next examination.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1725 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1725 - Issuance and display of license and certificate

32-1725.  Issuance and display of license and certificate A. The board shall issue to each applicant who satisfactorily passes the examination and who pays the license issuance fee pursuant to section 32-1727 a license under the seal and signatures of the members of the board. An applicant who does not pay the issuance fee within sixty days must submit a new application and all applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1727. B. A person who holds a license or certificate pursuant to this chapter must display the current,  original document in a conspicuous place that is accessible to the public. C. A person who practices,  conducts business or is employed at more than one location and who maintains a continuing activity as authorized by the license or certificate must display a board-issued duplicate of that document at each location.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-1726 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-1726 - Renewal of license; continuing education; failure to renew

32-1726.  Renewal of license;  continuing education;  failure to renew A. Except as provided in section 32-4301,  beginning on September 1,  2001,  a licensee who wishes to renew a license must do so every other year on or before the licensee's birthday by submitting a completed renewal form and the renewal fee prescribed by the board. A licensee who does not renew a license within thirty days after the licensee's birthday must also pay a late fee as prescribed by the board. A license expires if the licensee does not renew the license within four months after the licensee's birthday. A person who practices optometry in this state after that person's license has expired is in violation of this chapter.  B. As a condition of renewal or reinstatement each licensee shall complete thirty-two hours of continuing education as prescribed by the board. The board shall require continuing education on the subject of pharmaceutical use for doctors who are authorized by the board to prescribe,  dispense,  and administer pharmaceuticals. The board may waive or adjust the continuing education requirements for good cause shown. C. To reinstate an expired license a person must submit a written application and pay all delinquent biennial fees,  all late fees and a fifty dollar penalty fee for each year the license remains unrenewed. The board shall not require the applicant to pass an initial licensing examination if the applicant meets the requirements of this subsection within five years after the license expired. D. A person holding a license to practice the profession of optometry in this state who has not engaged in the practice of the profession of optometry within a five year period shall pass an initial licensing examination before the license is renewed.