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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-114 - Notice of Change of Status

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A. An
				optical establishment licensee and dispensing optician licensee shall notify
				the Board of any change in the information provided to the Board concerning
				license application or its renewal, including any change in name, address, work
				location, establishment ownership or the name, address or home telephone number
				of each dispensing optician working at the establishment.
B. This notice shall be in writing and made
				within 30 days of change of status.
C. For purposes of this Section, a change of
				establishment ownership means:
1. The transfer
				of a controlling interest in the optical establishment business from one person
				to another;
2. The addition or
				termination of a general partner; or
3. The transfer or agreement to transfer a
				block of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation or
				association or the transfer or agreement to transfer any amount of voting stock
				that would give the transferee control of a majority of outstanding voting
				stock. For purposes of this subsection, "voting stock" means any interest or
				system whereby the operation of a corporation is controlled by its owners or
				trustees.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-115 - Renewal of Optical Establishment License; Late Renewal; Re-application

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A. No later than
				June 30 of each year, an applicant for renewal of an optical establishment
				license shall submit to the Board the fee required by
				R4-20-112 and an application
				form, provided by the Board that contains:
1.
				The name, address, and telephone number of the optical establishment;
2. The name and license number of each
				dispensing optician who is scheduled to work 32 hours or more each week at the
				optical establishment; and
3. The
				applicant's signature and title.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-116 - Rehearing or Review of Decision

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A.
				Except as provided in subsection (G), a party in a contested case before the
				Board who is aggrieved by a decision rendered in the case may file with the
				Board not later than 30 days after service of the decision, a written motion
				for rehearing or review of the decision specifying the particular grounds for
				the rehearing or review. For purposes of this Subsection a decision is deemed
				to be served when personally delivered or mailed by certified mail to the party
				at the party's last known residence or place of business.
B. A party may amend a motion for rehearing
				or review at any time before it is ruled upon by the Board. Any other party may
				file a response within 15 days after service of the motion or amended motion.
				The Board may require the filing of written brief upon the issues raised in the
				motion and may provide for oral argument.
C. A rehearing or review of the decision may
				be granted for any of the following causes materially affecting the moving
				party's rights:
1. Irregularity in the
				administrative proceedings of the Board, the Board's informal interviewing
				officer or the prevailing party, or any order or abuse of discretion that
				deprived the moving party of a fair hearing or interview;
2. Misconduct of the Board or the prevailing
				party;
3. Accident or surprise that
				could not have been prevented by ordinary prudence;
4. Newly discovered material evidence that
				could not with reasonable diligence have been discovered and produced at the
				original hearing;
5. Excessive or
				insufficient penalties;
6. Error in
				the admission or rejection of evidence or other errors of law occurring at the
				administrative hearing; or
7. The
				decision is not justified by the evidence or is contrary to law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-117 - Scope of Practice

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A. The scope of
				practice of a dispensing optician means the activities described in A.R.S.
				§
									32-1671(3).
B. The dispensing optician shall fill a
				refill of a contact lens prescription prior to its expiration date with no more
				than the sufficient quantity of replacement contact lenses needed through the
				expiration date.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-118 - Unprofessional Conduct

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In addition to actions specified in A.R.S. §
									32-1696,
				  unprofessional conduct in the practice of optical dispensing includes the
				  following:
1. Substandard care as
				specified in
				R4-20-119;
2. Failing to maintain a copy
or
				record
of the customer's prescription and failing to prepare and
				maintain a record of optical devices dispensed for at least three years. The
				record of optical devices dispensed shall include the brand, style, and size of
				the frame, if any, and the style, material,
source,
and all
				other information necessary to accurately reproduce each lens. The record shall
				be separate from optometrists' or physicians' records;
3. Failing or refusing to make a copy of a
				prescription or record described in subsection (2) promptly available to the
				customer who is the subject of the prescription or record, the customer's
				designated representative, the customer's prescribing practitioner, or the
				Board or its investigator, when requested. Notwithstanding this provision, a
				dispensing optician need not make the record of contact lenses dispensed on a
				trial basis available to the customer;
4. Failing or refusing to take corrective
				action or investigate a customer complaint concerning the manufacture or fit of
				eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other optical devices dispensed at the
				establishment by which the dispensing optician is employed if there is a
				substantial basis for the complaint;
5. Failure of any person, corporation,
				company, partnership, firm, association or society to maintain an active
				optical establishment license as required by
				R4-20-110;
				and
6. Failure to comply with a
				Board order.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-119 - Substandard Care

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A. It is
				substandard care for a dispensing optician:
1. To dispense improperly manufactured
				eyeglasses or contact lenses. If a complaint indicates that eyeglasses or
				contact lenses dispensed by a dispensing optician or other employee of an
				optical establishment may have been improperly manufactured, the Board shall be
				guided in its determination of the facts by referring to the standards
				incorporated by reference in subsection (B) with regard to the individual
				parameters listed in the standards and considering patient wear, care, and
				usage;
2. When interpreting written
				prescriptions:
a. To fail to follow standards
				incorporated by reference in subsection (B) in determining lens powers due to
				differences in vertex distances, base curvatures, special lens requirements,
				and facial fitting problems; or
b.
				To fail to comply with special instructions of the vision practitioner or
				optometrist shown on the prescription without the full knowledge and consent of
				the customer, the physician, or optometrist; or
c. To fill prescriptions beyond the
				expiration date indicated on the prescription;
3. To fail to follow manufacturer's
				guidelines regarding usual and customary lens thickness of eyewear;
4. To intentionally or negligently injure a
				customer during the course of optical dispensing; or
5. To fail to give the customer appropriate
				instructions on the care, handling, and wearing of an optical
				device.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-120 - Continuing Education; Hours Required; Reporting

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A. A person licensed as a dispensing optician
				shall complete no fewer than 12 hours of continuing education that is approved
				by the Board for credit.
1. For the initial
				period of licensure for an applicant who obtains initial licensure between
				January 1 and June 30, continuing education credits are due by December 31 of
				the second full calendar year of licensure.
2. For the initial period of licensure for an
				applicant who obtains initial licensure between July 1 and December 31,
				continuing education credits are due by December 31 of the third full calendar
				year of licensure.
3. Continuing
				education credits for every subsequent period of licensure are due every three
				years thereafter at the time of licensure renewal.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-121 - Continuing Education; Approval of Courses

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ABO and NCLE courses are approved by the Board for continuing
				  education credit. Other individuals or organizations seeking approval of a
				  continuing education course for credit shall apply to the Board 45 days before
				  the date the course is offered. The application shall contain the following
				  information on the course:
1. Title
				and description of course content;
2. Time, date, and place;
3. Number of credit hours;
4. Name of the sponsor and presenter;
				and
5. Brief curriculum vitae of
				the presenter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R4-20-122 - Agency Record; Directory of Substantive Policy Statements

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The official rulemaking record for each rulemaking and a
				  directory of substantive policy statements is located in the office of the
				  Board and may be reviewed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except
				  state holidays.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 20 - BOARD OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Article 1 - GENERAL › Table 1 - Time-frames (in days)

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Type of Approval
Statutory Authority
Overall Time-frame
Administrative Completeness Time-frame
Substantive Review Time-frame
License by Examination (R4-20-102)
A.R.S. §
													32-1682
A.R.S. §
													32-1684
60
30
30
License by Comity (R4-20-107)
A.R.S. §
													32-1683
90
30
60
Optical Establishment License (R4-20-110)
A.R.S. §
													32-1684.01
60
30
30
Optician's License Renewal (R4-20-109)
A.R.S. §
													32-1682
60
30
30
Establishment License Renewal (R4-20-115)
A.R.S. §
													32-1684.01
60
30
30
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-102 - Fees and Other Charges

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A. The Board
				shall collect the fees established by A.R.S. §
									32-1727.
B. Under the authority provided at A.R.S.
				§
									32-1727, the
				Board establishes and shall collect the following fees:
1. License issuance fee of $450, which is
				prorated from date of issuance to date of renewal;
2. Biennial license renewal fee of $450;
				and
3. Late renewal fee of $200.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-103 - Time-frames for Board Action

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A.
				For each type of license, certificate, or approval issued by the Board, the
				overall time frame described in A.R.S. §
									41-1072(2)
				 is listed in Table 1.
B. For each type of license, certificate, or
				approval issued by the Board, the administrative completeness review time frame
				described in A.R.S. §
									41-1072(1)
				 is listed in Table 1 and begins on the date
				the Board receives an application package.
1.
				If an application package is not administratively complete, the Board shall
				send a deficiency notice to the applicant that specifies each piece of
				information or document needed to complete the application package. Within the
				time provided in Table 1 for response to a deficiency notice, beginning on the
				postmark date of the deficiency notice, the applicant shall submit to the Board
				the missing information or document specified in the deficiency notice. The
				time frame for the Board to finish the administrative completeness review is
				suspended from the date the Board mails the deficiency notice to the applicant
				until the date the Board receives the missing information or
				document.
2. If an application
				package is administratively complete, the Board shall send a written notice of
				administrative completeness to the applicant.
3. If an application package is not completed
				with the time provided to respond to the deficiency notice, the Board shall
				send a written notice to the applicant informing the applicant that the Board
				considers the application withdrawn.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Table 1 - Time-frames (in calendar days)

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Type of License
Overall Time-frame
Administrative Review Time-frame
Time to Respond to Deficiency Notice
Substantive Review Time-frame
Time to Respond to Request for Additional
						  Information
Licensure by examination A.R.S. §
												32-1722;
						  R4-21-201
75
15
60
60
20
Licensure by endorsement A.R.S. §
												32-1723;
						  R4-21-202
75
15
75
60
20
Renewal of license A.R.S. §
												32-1726;
						  R4-21-205
45
15
20
30
20
Renewal of Pharmaceutical agents number A.R.S. §
						  32-1728;
						  R4-21-208
75
15
60
60
20
Approval of a Continuing Education A.R.S. §
						  32-1704(D);
						  R4-21-210
75
15
20
60
20
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-202 - Licensure by Endorsement

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A. An
				individual is eligible to apply for licensure by endorsement if the individual:
1. Graduated from an accredited optometry
				program;
2. Is licensed to practice
				the profession of optometry in another state that has licensing requirements
				that the Board determines meet or exceed Arizona's requirements;
3. Has engaged in the practice of the
				profession of optometry continuously in the other state or military for at
				least four of the five years before the date of application; and
4. Has not had a license to practice the
				profession of optometry suspended or revoked by any licensing jurisdiction for
				a cause that is a ground for suspension or revocation of a license in
				Arizona.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-203 - Jurisprudence Examination

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A. To be
				licensed, an applicant shall obtain a score of at least 75% on a jurisprudence
				examination that assesses knowledge of Arizona's statutes and rules relating to
				the practice of optometry in Arizona.
B. An applicant may take the jurisprudence
				examination up to six months prior to submitting an application for licensure
				or after submitting to the Board the application form required under
				R4-21-201(B)
				or
				R4-21-202(B).
C. The jurisprudence exam may be taken in
				person at the Arizona State Board of Optometry offices, through the National
				Board of Examiners in Optometry, or at a proctored testing center approved by
				the Board.
D. An applicant who
				fails the jurisprudence examination may retake the examination one time within.
				the deficiency time frame of the related application for licensure listed in
				Table 1.
E. The Board shall
				further consider an applicant who fails the jurisprudence examination a second
				time only if the applicant:
1. Waits at least
				six months from the date of the second taking of the jurisprudence
				examination;
2. Submits a new
				application form under
				R4-21-201(B)
				or
				R4-21-202(B);
3. Submits a full set of readable
				fingerprints taken by a criminal justice agency for the purpose of obtaining a
				state and federal criminal records check; and a cashier's check or money order
				payable to the Arizona Department of Public Safety in the amount listed on the
				application for licensure;
4.
				Submits a passport-quality photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders
				that is taken within six months of the date of the new application and signed
				by the applicant in ink across the lower portion of the front side;
5. Submits a self-query from the National
				Practitioner Data Bank-Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank made
				within three months before the date of the new application; and
6. Submits the application fee required under
				A.R.S. §
										32-1727.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-204 - License Issuance

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A. When the
				Board determines that an applicant meets all of the substantive criteria
				required by statute and this Chapter, the Board shall send the applicant a
				written notice informing the applicant that the Board shall issue the applicant
				a license when the applicant pays the license issuance fee required under
				R4-21-102(B).
B. Under A.R.S.
				§
									32-1725,
				if an applicant fails to pay the license issuance fee within 60 days after
				receiving notice under subsection (A), the Board considers the application
				withdrawn. An individual whose application is withdrawn can be further
				considered for licensing only by complying with
				R4-21-201
				or
				R4-21-202.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-205.1 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ("CPR") Requirements

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1. A CPR course shall be as recommended by
				the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or the National Safety
				Council and shall include an exam of the materials presented in the
				course;
2. A CPR certification card
				or other documentation with an expiration date received from the CPR course
				provider shall be presented to the Board as proof of CPR
				certification.
3. Failure to
				maintain current CPR certification shall result in immediate loss of the
				licensee's Pharmaceutical Agent certification. The Pharmaceutical Agent
				certification shall not be reinstated until written documentation that the CPR
				certification deficiency has been met and proof of completion is presented to
				the Board; and
4. Any licensee
				whose Pharmaceutical Agent certification is suspended due to expiration of
				their CPR certification shall not prescribe utilizing the Pharmaceutical Agent
				certification. Upon submission of proof of current CPR certification to the
				Board, the Pharmaceutical Agent certification shall be immediately
				reinstated.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-206 - License Reinstatement; Application for Licensure Following License Expiration

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A.
				Reinstatement following license expiration. Under A.R.S. §
									32-1726,
				if an individual holds a license that has been expired at least four months but
				less than five years, the individual may apply to the Board to have the license
				and, if applicable, certificate of special qualification reinstated. To have an
				expired license reinstated, the former licensee shall:
1. Submit the renewal form described in
				R4-21-205(B);
2. Submit the renewal
				fee listed in
				R4-21-102(B)
				for each biennial period that the license was not renewed;
3. Submit, if applicable, the fee for a
				certificate of special qualification listed at A.R.S. §
										32-1727 for each
				biennial period that the license was not renewed;
4. Submit the late renewal fee listed in
				R4-21-102(B) for each biennial period that the license was not
				renewed;
5. Submit a $50 penalty
				fee for each year or portion of a year that the license was not renewed;
				and
6. Submit written documentation
				that the former licensee is currently certified in cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation if the former licensee had a pharmaceutical agent
				number.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-207 - Course of Study Approval

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The Board approves a course of study that:
1. Includes didactic and clinical training
				in:
a. Examining, diagnosing, and treating
				conditions of the human eye and its adnexa; and
b. Prescribing dispensing, and administering
				pharmaceutical agents;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-208 - Certificate of Special Qualification; Pharmaceutical Agent Number

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A. The Board shall
				issue a certificate of special qualification that allows a licensee to
				prescribe, administer, and dispense topical diagnostic and therapeutic
				pharmaceutical agents or only topical diagnostic pharmaceutical agents if the
				licensee:
1. Was licensed by the Board before
				July 1, 2000;
2. Held a comparable
				certificate of special qualification issued by the Board before July 1, 2000;
				and
3. Pays the fee prescribed at
				A.R.S. §
										32-1727.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-209 - Continuing Education Requirement

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A. A licensee shall complete 32 hours of
				approved Continuing Education during each biennial license renewal period. The
				licensee shall ensure that in each biennial license renewal period:
1. At least eight hours of the approved
				Continuing Education is in the area of diagnosis, treatment, and management of
				disease of the human eye and its adnexa and pharmaceutical use appropriate to
				the authority held by the licensee;
2. For licensees holding a current DEA
				Registration, at least three hours of the approved Continuing Education shall
				be obtained in the area of opioid-related, substance use disorder-related or
				addiction-related Continuing Education.
3. No more than 12 hours
				of the approved Continuing Education shall be obtained through self-instructed
				media. All self-instructed media shall be COPE or ACCME approved.
4. No
				more than four hours of the approved Continuing Education are in the area of
				practice management;
5. No more than one hour of approved Continuing
				Education is claimed for each day of instruction in a course of study approved
				under
				R4-21-207
				to a maximum of four hours; and
6. No more than four
				hours of approved Continuing Education are claimed for publishing or presenting
				a paper, report, or book that deals with current developments, skills,
				procedures, or treatments related to the practice of the profession of
				optometry.
7. No more than one (1) hour of Continuing Education
				requirements shall be claimed for obtaining CPR certification.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-210 - Approval of Continuing Education

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A. The Board approves the following as
				Continuing Education:
1. An internship,
				residency, or fellowship attended at an educational institution with an
				accredited optometry program; and
2. An educational program designed to provide
				understanding of current developments, procedures, or treatments, or improve
				skills related to the practice of the profession of optometry and:
a. Provided by an educational institution
				with an accredited optometry program; or
b. Sponsored or approved by the Association
				of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, The Council on Optometric Practitioner
				Education, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education or a local,
				regional, or national optometric association.
3. Any opioid-related course that is approved
				by the Arizona State Board of Optometry, Arizona State Board of Pharmacy,
				Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners, Arizona Medical Board or the Arizona
				State Board of Nursing.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-211 - Audit of Compliance with Continuing Education Requirement

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A. At the time of
				license renewal, the Board shall audit Continuing Education hours to determine
				compliance with
				R4-21-209.
B. To perform an audit, the Board
				shall use the information entered into the ARBO OE Tracker software or other
				comparable Board approved program to perform its audit. The Board shall
				consider a licensee's Continuing Education requirement met if the licensee has
				recorded the required number of Continuing Education credits into the OE
				tracker.
C. At the time of license
				renewal, each licensee shall certify to the Board, through a Continuing
				Education report, completion of the Continuing Education required for license
				renewal. In the event that Continuing Education credits are not able to be
				recorded in the report, a licensee may submit to the Board certificates of
				attendance for those hours only to meet the Continuing Education requirement. A
				licensee may not renew the license until required Continuing Education hours
				are submitted.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS › Section R4-21-212 - Waiver of or Extension of Time to Complete Continuing Education Requirement

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A. To obtain a
				waiver of some or all of the hours of approved continuing education required
				during a biennial renewal period, a licensee shall submit a written request to
				the Board that:
1. Specifies the number of
				hours of approved continuing education that the licensee requests the Board to
				waive, and
2. Documents that the
				licensee suffered a serious or disabling illness or other good cause that
				prevented the licensee from complying with the continuing education
				requirement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-301 - Display of License; Surrender of License

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A. License display. A licensee shall display
				the Board-issued license at each location at which the licensee practices the
				profession of optometry and in a manner that makes the license visible to the
				public.
B. License surrender. Upon
				order by the Board, a licensee shall surrender to the Board all copies of the
				license and, if applicable, certificate of special qualification issued to the
				licensee.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-302 - Advertising

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A. A licensee shall
				not knowingly make, publish, or use an advertisement that contains a false,
				fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading representation.
B. A licensee may advertise that the licensee
				has a practice limited in some way if the licensee does not use the term
				"specialist" or any derivative of the term "specialist."
C. A licensee shall ensure that the content
				of an advertisement or directory that includes the name and address of the
				licensee is accurate.
D. An
				advertisement for health care services that includes a licensee's name shall
				identify the title and type of license the licensee holds.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-303 - Affirmative Disclosures Required

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A.
				A licensee shall ensure that an advertisement for or by the licensee clearly
				indicates within the advertisement:
1. Whether
				spectacle lenses or contact lenses advertised are single vision, multi-focal,
				or other;
2. Whether the price
				advertised for spectacles includes both the frame and lenses;
3. Whether the price advertised includes an
				eye examination;
4. Whether the
				price advertised for contact lenses includes all dispensing fees, follow-up
				care, and a contact lens accessory kit and if an accessory kit is included, the
				specific features of the kit;
5.
				Whether restrictions are imposed upon delivery, if delivery time is
				advertised;
6. The refund policy if
				refunds are advertised; and
7. A
				statement that other restrictions apply if there are other
				restrictions.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-304 - Vision Examination Standards

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A licensee shall conduct an eye examination in accordance
				  with the standards of care prevalent in the community and consistent with
				  current industry practice.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-305 - Recordkeeping

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A. A licensee shall
				create and maintain a complete and legible record of each examination including
				all findings. A licensee shall ensure that a patient record is maintained for
				at least six years after the licensee's last contact with the patient and
				includes:
1. Patient's name and contact
				information;
2. Date on which an
				entry is made in the patient's record;
3. Identification of the person making the
				entry in the patient's record;
4.
				Complete health history;
5. Visual
				acuity of each eye: entering and best corrected;
6. Ocular health examination;
7. Assessment of intraocular and extra-ocular
				muscle function;
8. Objective or
				subjective refraction of the eyes;
9. Diagnosis, treatment, and
				disposition;
10. Type and dosage of
				each use of a pharmaceutical agent;
11. Final optometric prescription given, if
				any;
12. Corrective procedure
				program prescribed, if any; and
13.
				Signature of licensee providing diagnosis, treatment, and
				disposition.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-306 - Optometric Prescription Standards; Release to Patients

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A. When a licensee completes an eye
				examination and generates an optometric prescription, the licensee shall
				provide the patient with a copy of the optometric prescription without charging
				a fee other than the examination fee.
B. A licensee shall ensure that an optometric
				prescription written by the licensee includes:
1. For ophthalmic lenses other than contact
				lenses:
a. Name of the patient;
b. Refractive power of the lenses;
c.
				Printed name, office address, telephone number, and signature of the licensee;
				and
d. Date of the
				examination and expiration date of the prescription;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-307 - Vision Rehabilitation

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A. A
				licensee may use any objective or subjective method other than surgery to
				diagnose or treat any visual, muscular, neurological, or anatomical anomaly of
				the eye.
B. A licensee may use any
				instrument or device to train the visual system or correct any abnormal
				condition of the eye.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-308 - Anaphylactic-related Supplies

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A. If a
				patient to whom a licensee administers a pharmaceutical agent experiences an
				anaphylactic reaction, the licensee may, as provided by A.R.S. §
									32-1706(F),
				use injectable epinephrine to counteract the anaphylactic reaction.
B. A licensee who maintains injectable
				epinephrine at the licensee's practice location shall also maintain the
				following medically necessary supportive equipment and supplies:
1. Diphenhydramine in injectable, capsule or
				tablet, and syrup forms;
2.
				Syringes for injecting diphenhydramine;
3. Wristwatch with a second hand;
4. Sphygmomanometer with both adult and
				extra-large cuffs;
5.
				Stethoscope;
6. Adult-size pocket
				mask with one-way valve;
7. Tongue
				depressors; and
8.
				Telephone.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 21 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY › Article 3 - STANDARDS; RECORDKEEPING; REHEARING OR REVIEW OF BOARD DECISION › Section R4-21-309 - Rehearing or Review of Board Decision

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A. The Board shall provide for a rehearing
				and review of its decisions under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and
				the rules established by the Office of Administrative Hearings.
B. Except as provided in subsection (H), a
				party is required to file a motion for rehearing or review of a decision of the
				Board to exhaust the party's administrative remedies.
C. A party may amend a motion for rehearing
				or review at any time before the Board rules on the motion.
D. The Board may grant a rehearing or review
				for any of the following reasons materially affecting a party's rights:
1. Irregularity in the proceedings of the
				Board or any order or abuse of discretion that deprived the moving party of a
				fair hearing;
2. Misconduct of the
				Board, its staff, or the administrative law judge;
3. Accident or surprise that could not have
				been prevented by ordinary prudence;
4. Newly discovered material evidence that
				could not, with reasonable diligence, have been discovered and produced at the
				hearing;
5. Excessive or
				insufficient penalties;
6. Error in
				the admission or rejection of evidence or other errors of law occurring at the
				hearing or in the course of the proceedings; and
7. The findings of fact or decision is not
				justified by the evidence or is contrary to law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §
									32-1800,
				  in this Chapter:
"ABHES" means Accrediting Bureau of Health Education
				  Schools.
"ABMS" means American Board of Medical Specialties.
"ACCME" means the Accreditation Council for Continuing
				  Medical Education.
"ACGME" means the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical
				  Education.
"AOA" means the American Osteopathic Association.
"AOIA" means the American Osteopathic Information
				  Association.
"Approved internship," "approved preceptorship," and
				  "approved residency" mean training accredited by the AOA or ACGME.
"CAAHEP" means Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
				  Education Programs.
"CME" means continuing medical education.
"COMLEX" means Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing
				  Examination.
"Continuing medical education" means a course, program, or
				  other training that the Board approves for license renewal.
"Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or immediate
				  precursor, identified, defined, or listed in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 27,
				  Article 2.
"FCVS" means Federal Credentials Verification Service.
"Licensee" means an individual who holds a current license
				  issued under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 17.
"MAP" means Monitored Aftercare Program.
"NBME" means the National Board of Medical Examiners.
"NBOME" means the National Board of Osteopathic Medical
				  Examiners.
Post-graduate training program" means an approved internship
				  or residency.
"USMLE" means United States Medical Licensing
				  Examination.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-102 - Fees and Charges

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A. Under the
				specific authority provided by A.R.S. §§
									32-1826(A)
				 and
				32-1871(A)(5),
				the Board establishes and shall collect the following fees for the Board's
				licensing activities:
1. Application for
				license to practice osteopathic medicine, $400;
2. Application for a temporary license to
				practice osteopathic medicine, $250;
3. Issuance of initial license, $180
				(prorated);
4. Biennial renewal of
				license, $636 plus the penalty and reimbursement fees specified in A.R.S.
				§
										32-1826(B),
				if applicable;
5. Locum tenens
				registration, $300;
6. Annual
				registration of an approved internship, residency, or clinical fellowship
				program or short-term residency program, $50;
7. Teaching license, $318;
8. Five-day educational teaching permit,
				$106; and
9. Annual registration to
				dispense drugs and devices, $240 (initial registration fee is
				prorated).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-103 - Submitting Documents to the Board

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An individual who wants the Board to consider a document at a
				  meeting or hearing shall submit the document to the Board at least 15 days
				  before the meeting or hearing or at another time as directed by the
				  Board.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-104 - Licensing Time frames

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A. The overall
				time frame described in A.R.S. §
									41-1072(2)
				 for each type of license issued by the Board
				is listed in Table 1. An applicant and the Executive Director of the Board may
				agree in writing to extend the substantive review and overall time frames by no
				more than 25 percent of the overall time frame listed in Table 1.
B. The administrative completeness review
				time frame described in A.R.S. §
									41-1072(1)
				 for each type of license issued by the Board
				is listed in Table 1. The administrative completeness review time frame for a
				particular license begins on the date the Board receives an application package
				for that license.
1. If the application
				package is incomplete, the Board shall send to the applicant a written notice
				specifying the missing document or incomplete information. The administrative
				completeness review and overall time frames are suspended from the postmark
				date on the notice until the date the Board receives the missing document or
				incomplete information.
2. If the
				application package is complete, the Board shall send to the applicant a
				written notice of administrative completeness.
3. If the Board grants or denies a license
				during the administrative completeness review time frame, the Board shall not
				issue a separate written notice of administrative completeness.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Table 1 - Time Frames (in days)

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Type of License
Statutory Authority
Overall Time Frame
Administrative Completeness Time Frame
Substantive Review Time Frame
License
A.R.S. §
													32-1822
120
30
90
License Renewal
A.R.S. §
													32-1825
120
30
90
Temporary License
A.R.S. §
													32-1834
30
20
10
90-day Locum Tenens Registration
A.R.S. §
													32-1823
60
30
30
One-year Renewable Training Permit
A.R.S. §
													32-1829(A)
60
30
30
Short-term Training Permit
A.R.S. §
													32-1829(C)
60
30
30
One-year Training Permit at Approved School or
							 Hospital
A.R.S. §
													32-1830
60
30
30
Two-year Teaching License
A.R.S. §
													32-1831
60
30
30
Registration to Dispense Drugs and Devices
A.R.S. §
													32-1871
90
30
60
Renewal of Registration to Dispense Drugs and
							 Devices
A.R.S. §§
													32-1826(A)(11)
							  and
							 32-1871
60
30
30
Approval of Educational Program for Medical
							 Assistants
A.R.S. §
													32-1800(17)
60
30
30
Retired Status
A.R.S. §
													32-1832
90
30
60
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-105 - Equivalents to an Approved Internship or Residency

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For purposes of A.R.S. §
									32-1822,
				  the equivalent of an approved internship or approved residency is any of the
				  following:
1. One or more years of a
				fellowship training program approved by the AOA or the ACGME; or
2. A current certification by the AOA in an
				osteopathic medical specialty
.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-106 - Specialist Designation

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A. The
				Board approves specialty boards recognized by the:
1. American Osteopathic Association Bureau of
				Osteopathic Specialists and listed in the Handbook of the Bureau of Osteopathic
				Specialists (BOS), revised March 2013, available from the AOA at 142 E. Ontario
				Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 800-621-1773, or
www.osteopathic.org
;
				and
2. American Board of Medical
				Specialties (ABMS) and listed in the ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties, 2013,
				available from the ABMS at 222 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL
				60601, 312-436-2600, or
www.abms.org
.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-107 - Petition for Rulemaking or Review

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A. A person may petition the Board under
				A.R.S. §
									41-1033
				for either a:
1. Rulemaking action relating
				to a Board rule, including making a new rule or amending or repealing an
				existing rule; or
2. Review of an
				existing Board practice or substantive policy statement alleged to constitute a
				rule.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R4-22-108 - Rehearing or Review of Decision

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A.
				The Board shall provide for a rehearing and review of its decisions under
				A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and rules established by the Office of
				Administrative Hearings.
B.
									 Except as provided in subsection (I), a
				party is required to file a motion for rehearing or review of a decision of the
				Board to exhaust the party's administrative remedies.
C. A party may amend a motion for rehearing
				or review at any time before the Board rules on the motion.
D. The Board may grant a rehearing or review
				for any of the following reasons materially affecting a party's rights:
1. Irregularity in the proceedings of the
				Board, or any order or abuse of discretion, that deprived the moving party of a
				fair hearing;
2. Misconduct of the
				Board, its staff, an administrative law judge, or the prevailing
				party;
3. Accident or surprise that
				could not have been prevented by ordinary prudence;
4. Newly discovered material evidence that
				could not, with reasonable diligence, have been discovered and produced at the
				hearing;
5. Excessive
				penalty;
6. Error in the admission
				or rejection of evidence or other errors of law occurring at the hearing or
				during the progress of the proceedings;
7. The Board's decision is a result of
				passion or prejudice; or
8. The
				findings of fact or decision is not justified by the evidence or is contrary to
				law.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Article 2 - LICENSING › Section R4-22-201 - Application Required

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An individual or entity that seeks a license or other
				  approval from the Board shall complete and submit an application form
				  prescribed by the Board. The Board has prescribed the following application
				  forms, which are available from the Board office or web site:
1. License,
2. Temporary license,
3.
				License renewal,
4. Locum tenens registration,
5.
				Initial registration to dispense,
6. Registration to
				dispense renewal,
7. Renewable one-year post-graduate training
				permit,
8. Renewal of post-graduate training permit,
9.
				Short-term training permit,
10. Two-year teaching
				license, and
11. Approval of an educational program for medical
				assistants.