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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 8.00 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 8.02 - General Requirements

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(1) A
			 dentist licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 45 must complete a minimum
			 of 40 CEUs during the 24 months immediately preceding March
			 31st in even numbered years.
(2) A limited license dental intern or
			 limited license faculty licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 45 A must
			 complete a minimum of 20 CEUs during the 12 months immediately preceding the
			 renewal of a limited license. For each category in
			 234
			 CMR 8.05 where a maximum number of CEUs is
			 allowed for a dentist per cycle, the maximum for a limited license dental
			 intern or limited license faculty is ½ the maximum number of CEUs
			 allowed for a dentist.
(3) A dental
			 hygienist licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 51 must complete a minimum
			 of 20 CEUs during the 24 months immediately preceding March
			 31st in odd numbered years.
(4) A dental assistant licensed pursuant to
			 M.G.L. c. 112, § 5½, must complete a minimum of 12 CEUs during the
			 24 months immediately preceding October 31st in odd
			 numbered years.
(5) A dental
			 student licensed as a dental hygienist pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 51 is
			 exempt from CEU requirements while he or she is enrolled in a CODA-accredited
			 dental school.
(6)
New
			 Graduates
. A new graduate of a CODA-accredited dental school,
			 dental hygiene program, or Board-approved dental assisting program is exempt
			 from the CEU requirements for the licensing period in which the licensee
			 graduates.
(7) No licensee shall be
			 eligible to renew a license without first completing the requisite number of
			 CEUs.
(8) A licensee renewing a
			 license shall submit to the Board a statement, signed under pains and penalties
			 of perjury, that the applicant has completed the requisite number of
			 CEUs.
(9) CEUs may not be carried
			 over from one renewal cycle to the next.
(10) CEUs required by a consent agreement or
			 final decision and order shall not be used to satisfy the CEU requirement for
			 license renewal.
(11) A licensee
			 seeking reinstatement of an expired, suspended or revoked license shall, upon
			 the Board's request, submit documentation of completion of CEUs equal to the
			 number of renewal cycles in which the license has been expired, suspended or
			 revoked.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 8.00 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 8.03 - Required Continuing Education

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(1) A licensee shall complete continuing
			 education as a condition precedent to the biennial renewal of a license in the
			 following areas:
(a) CDC Guidelines;
			 and
(b) Continuous certification in
			 CPR/AED, or BLS, or, if the licensee has an anesthesia permit issued pursuant
			 to
			 234 CMR 6.00:
Administration of Anesthesia and Sedation,
then the licensee
			 must maintain continuous certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support or
			 Pediatric Advanced Life Support commensurate with the level of anesthesia
			 permit obtained..
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 8.00 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 8.04 - Criteria for Acceptance: Responsibilities of Licensees and Sponsors of Continuing Education Programs

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(1) To be accepted
			 for credit, continuing education activities shall have significant intellectual
			 or practical content related to the practice of dentistry or dental auxiliary
			 functions, or with the professional responsibilities or ethical obligations of
			 the profession. Non-clinical subjects necessary to provide dental or dental
			 auxiliary services and supportive of clinical services (
e.g
.
			 patient and practice management, legal and ethical responsibilities, third
			 party billing, stress management) may be credited in the Board's discretion.
			 Courses not acceptable include, but are not limited to, personal financial
			 planning or retirement planning.
(2)
Standards
. To
			 qualify under
			 234 CMR
			 8.00 a continuing education program shall require
			 attendance or participation, be at least one class hour (50 minutes) in length,
			 be conducted by an instructor qualified by education or experience and retain a
			 written course description.
(3)
Certificate of Attendance and Course Description
. The
			 licensee may only receive continuing education credit for those courses in
			 which the sponsor or its agent (
e.g
. a nationally recognized
			 professional registry) certifies and maintains attendance records for at least
			 five years.
(a) Certification of attendance
			 must include:
1. The name and address of the
			 sponsor;
2. The name, address and
			 license number of the licensee;
3.
			 A brief statement of the subject matter;
4. Number of lecture and clinical or
			 laboratory participation contact hours;
5. Whether the course fulfills CEU
			 requirements for dentists, dental hygienists or dental assistants;
6. The date and location of the program;
			 and
7. Verification by the sponsor
			 that licensee completed the program.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 8.00 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 8.05 - Categories of Continuing Education Programs and CEUs Allowed in Each Category

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(1)
Educational and Scientific Courses, Examinations, and Specialty
			 Boards
. A licensee may obtain CEUs in these categories:
(a) Educational and scientific courses
			 sponsored or approved by any of the following:
1. Accredited educational or service
			 institutions;
2. Professional
			 associations and societies;
3.
			 Accredited postdoctoral programs;
4. Local, state and federal governmental
			 health agencies and health institutions; and
5. Accredited community and teaching
			 hospitals.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 8.00 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 8.06 - Certification of Compliance with CEU Requirements

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(1)
			 Each licensee shall maintain documentation of CEUs for four years or two
			 renewal cycles following renewal of the license, which shall be furnished to
			 the Board upon request. Such documentation must comply with the requirements of
			 234 CMR
			 8.00.
(2)
			 The Board may conduct random CEU audits and initiate disciplinary proceedings
			 after written notice to the licensee for non-compliance with CEU
			 requirements.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 8.00 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 8.07 - Waiver of CEU Requirements

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(1) The
			 Board may upon written request and a demonstration of good cause waive the CEU
			 requirements. Good cause may include, but may not be limited to:
(a) Full-time service in the armed forces of
			 the United States or the U.S. Public Health Service;
(b) Service in the armed forces of the United
			 States during a substantial part of such period;
(c) An incapacitating illness documented by a
			 licensed physician;
(d) Undue
			 hardship
{e.g.,
prolonged hospitalization, physical and/or
			 psychological);
(e) Disability and
			 inability to practice dentistry or dental hygiene on a temporary
			 basis;
(f) Matriculation in a
			 program of advanced or specialty study in dentistry, dental hygiene or dental
			 assisting.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 9.00 - Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions › Section 9.01 - Purpose

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234 CMR 9.00 authorizes Board
				staff to conduct investigations and initiate formal docketed complaints on
				behalf of the Board. It also establishes the grounds for discipline and the
				actions that may be taken in resolution of such complaints, by the Board and on
				behalf of the Board, in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A and
				801 CMR 1.01:
Formal Rules.
It also establishes the standards and procedures
				for summary suspensions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 9.00 - Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions › Section 9.02 - Investigation and Initiation of Formal Complaints

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(1)
Investigations
			 Generally
. Any person or organization may submit information, in
			 any form, alleging misconduct by a licensee to the offices of the Board. The
			 Board may direct or authorize one or more of following actions to be taken on
			 its behalf:
(a) Review all information
			 received alleging or indicating acts or omissions by a licensee and identify
			 whether such acts or omissions, if true constitute grounds for Board action
			 pursuant to
			 234 CMR
			 9.03;
(b) Request the licensee who is alleged to
			 have engaged in the alleged acts or omissions submit a written response to the
			 allegations and any documents or other evidence in the licensee's possession
			 and control that may be relevant to the allegations;
(c) Gather additional information as
			 necessary to determine if the alleged acts or omissions are supported by
			 evidence; and
(d) Initiate a
			 formal, docketed complaint against a licensee based on evidence that the
			 licensee has engaged in specific acts or omissions constituting grounds for
			 Board action.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 9.00 - Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions › Section 9.04 - Board Actions on Formal, Docketed Complaints

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(1)
Dismissal
.
(a) The Board may direct or authorize the
			 dismissal of a docketed complaint for the following reasons:
1. The Board lacks jurisdiction;
2. There is insufficient evidence to support
			 a finding that the licensee engaged in acts or omissions constituting grounds
			 for Board action; or
3. There may
			 be sufficient evidence to support a finding that the licensee engaged in acts
			 or omissions constituting grounds for Board action; however the Board
			 concludes, even if the allegations are true, the alleged acts or omissions in
			 the specific circumstances presented, do not warrant action against the
			 license.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 9.00 - Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions › Section 9.05 - Summary Suspension

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(1)
Purpose
. 234 CMR 9.05 establishes parameters for the
			 summary suspension of a license, in advance of a hearing, by either the full
			 Board or the Board Chair acting on the Board's behalf, in order to prevent an
			 immediate and serious threat to the public health, safety or welfare presented
			 by a licensee's practice. 234 CMR 9.05 also establishes requirements for a
			 post-suspension hearing within seven business days.
(2)
Authorization for Order of
			 Summary Suspension
.
(a)
Request
. The Executive Director, may present a request
			 for an order of summary suspension to the Board or, if the next scheduled
			 meeting of the Board will not be held for more than 48 hours, to the Board
			 Chair. The Board Chair may either defer to the full Board or act on the Board's
			 behalf. All members of the Board shall receive a copy of the request for an
			 order of summary suspension presented to the Board Chair. The request for an
			 order of summary suspension must be supported by affidavits, or documentary
			 evidence.
(b)
Immediate
			 and Serious Threat
. If, upon review of the information presented
			 in the request for an order of summary suspension, the Board, or Board Chair,
			 determines the licensee's continued practice presents an immediate and serious
			 threat to the public health, safety or welfare, and summary suspension is
			 necessary to prevent that threat, the Board, or the Board Chair acting on the
			 Board's behalf, may authorize the Executive Director to issue an order
			 summarily suspending the license of a licensee.
(c)
Serious Threat
.
			 If, upon review of the information presented in the request for an order of
			 summary suspension, the Board, or Board Chair, determines the licensee's
			 continued practice presents a serious threat to the public health, safety or
			 welfare, and summary suspension is necessary to prevent that threat, the Board,
			 or the Board Chair acting on the Board's behalf, may authorize the Executive
			 Director to issue an order commanding the licensee to file opposing affidavits
			 or other evidence within three business days. If upon review of all the
			 evidence submitted to the Board, the Board or Board Chair again determines the
			 licensee's continued practice presents a serious threat to the public health,
			 safety or welfare, and summary suspension is necessary to prevent that threat,
			 the Board, or the Board Chair acting on the Board's behalf, may authorize the
			 Executive Director to issue an order summarily suspending the license of a
			 licensee.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 234 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY › Title 234 CMR 9.00 - Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions › Section 9.06 - Additional Provisions Applicable to Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions

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(1)
Advisory Letters
. An advisory letter is not a formal
			 Board action against a license and makes no determination or finding on whether
			 the licensee engaged in the alleged acts or omissions. It constitutes a public
			 record of notice to the licensee:
(a)
			 identifying the reason for closure of an investigation or dismissal of a
			 complaint;
(b) identifying any
			 applicable statute(s), regulation(s), rules, advisories or policies relevant to
			 the alleged acts or omissions that form the subject matter of an investigation
			 or complaint; and
(c) including a
			 reminder of the general requirement to comply with the identified
			 provisions.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.01 - Scope and Purpose

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The purpose of 235 CMR is to establish requirements and procedures for licensure of dispensing opticians and persons seeking to become licensed dispensing opticians; standards of professional practice and conduct for such persons.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.03 - Severability

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If any provision of 235 CMR, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances, is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of 235 CMR which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end, the provisions of 235 CMR are declared to be severable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.05 - Board Duties and Procedures

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(1)
Duties of the Board
. The duties of the Board shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) To establish the conditions and qualifications required for licensure as a dispensing optician in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 73E and 235 CMR 2.07 or 2.08;
(b) To determine the eligibility of applicants for licensure;
(c) To prescribe, and provide for the administration of, examinations for licensure of dispensing opticians;
(d) To evaluate the qualifications of out-of-state dispensing opticians and determine their eligibility for licensure as dispensing opticians in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by means of reciprocity, in accordance with M.G.L. c. 112, § 73E;
(e) To issue license certificates to all individuals who have met all of the applicable requirements for licensure as a dispensing optician;
(f) To issue wall certificates to all individuals who are registered with the Board and with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards as apprentice opticians;
(g) To establish and maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all individuals who are licensed as dispensing opticians or registered as apprentice opticians;
(h) To establish and administer continuing education requirements for renewal of licenses;
(i) To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper for the transaction of its business, the betterment of the practice of opticianry, and the promotion and protection of the public interest;
(j) To investigate all complaints which come to its attention regarding the practice of opticianry which indicate possible violation of any of the provisions of M.G.L. c. 112,§§ 73C through 73L or 235 CMR 2.00.
(k) To conduct adjudicatory proceedings in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A and 801 CMR 1.00:
Standard Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedure
;
(l) To take such disciplinary action as may be appropriate in the case of any violation of any of the provisions of M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 73C through 73L, or 235 CMR 2.00 by any individual who is licensed as a dispensing optician or registered as an apprentice optician with the Board;
(m) To refer to appropriate law enforcement authorities cases of persons practicing opticianry without a current license issued by the Board; and
(n) To perform all other functions and duties prescribed or authorized by M.G.L. c. 13, § 48 and c. 112, §§ 73C through 73L.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.06 - Applicability of 235 CMR

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(1)
Applicability to Individuals
. No individual may perform, provide, or offer to perform or provide, any function or service which is included within the "practice of opticianry", as defined in 235 CMR 2.04, or hold himself or herself out to the public as able to engage in the practice of opticianry, as so defined, unless:
(a) He or she holds a license to practice as a dispensing optician issued by the Board pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, § 73E and 235 CMR 2.07 or 2.08; or
(b) He or she is registered with the Board and with the Division of Apprentice Standards as an apprentice optician pursuant to 235 CMR 4.00:
Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures
and performs or provides all such functions or services in compliance with all applicable requirements of 235 CMR 4.00 and 454 CMR 26.00:
Apprentice Training
including but not limited to the supervision requirements of 235 CMR 4.07:
Employment and Supervision of Apprentice Opticians;
or
(c) He or she may perform such functions or services authorized by 15 U.S.C. §§ 7601 through 7610 (2004); or
(d) He or she is exempt from the licensure requirement pursuant to 235 CMR 2.06(3).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.07 - Requirements for Full Licensure as a Dispensing Optician

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An applicant may be granted a license to practice as a dispensing optician if he or she submits to the Board a properly-completed application for such licensure, on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board for that purpose, accompanied by all of the following:
(1) Satisfactory written proof that he or she has:
(a) Graduated from a two-year educational program in opticianry which is accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation or by another accreditation entity recognized and approved by the Board;
(b) Successfully completed one year of education in an educational program in opticianry which is accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation or by another accreditation entity recognized and approved by the Board, and successfully completed an apprenticeship of not less than 2,100 hours over a period of not less than 18 months which meets all applicable requirements of 235 CMR 4.00:
Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures;
or
(c) Successfully completed an apprenticeship of not less than 4,200 hours over a period of not less than three years which meets all applicable requirements of 235 CMR 4.00:
Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures;
and
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.08 - Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement

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(1) A license applicant who holds a current, valid license or registration to practice as a dispensing optician issued by the applicable governmental licensing authority of another state, territory or political subdivision of the United States, pursuant to the laws of that state, territory or political subdivision, may be granted a license by the Board without meeting the requirements of 235 CMR 2.07(1) through (3) if:
(a) The educational, experiential and examination requirements for the license or registration held by that applicant in that other state, territory or political subdivision are substantially equivalent, in the opinion of the Board, to the educational, experiential and examination requirements for licensure as a dispensing optician in Massachusetts, as set forth in 235 CMR 2.07(1) through (3); and
(b) The license applicant takes, and achieves a passing score on, the practical examination in opticianry prescribed by the Board; or on a practical examination in opticianry administered by the governmental licensing authority of another state or territory of the United States which, in the opinion of the Board, is substantially equivalent to the practical examination in opticianry prescribed by the Board; and
(c) The license applicant submits a properly-completed application for licensure, on forms prescribed and furnished by the Board for that purpose, accompanied by:
1. Satisfactory written proof that the applicant's license or registration in that other state, territory or political subdivision is in good standing at the time of his or her application, and has not been revoked, suspended, surrendered, denied, or otherwise restricted or encumbered as a result of any disciplinary proceeding brought by the licensing authority of that state, territory or political subdivision;
2. Satisfactory written proof that the applicant is 18 years of age or older and is of good moral character; and
3. Payment of all required fees prescribed by the Board and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B and 801 CMR 4.00:
Rates.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.09 - Responsibilities of License Applicants

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(1) License applicants shall be responsible for ensuring that any and all information provided to the Board or its designee in connection with any application for licensure is accurate and complete. An applicant shall notify the Board or its designee, in writing, of any and all material changes in any information provided to the Board in connection with his or her license application which may occur during the license application process.
(2) A license applicant may be required to submit to the Board such additional information as the Board may reasonably require in order to determine whether the applicant is qualified and/or suitable for licensure. The Board may require such an applicant to provide such information either in person or in writing. Failure to respond to or cooperate with such requests shall constitute grounds for denial of the application.
(3) A license applicant shall be notified in writing of any deficiency in his or her application for licensure. Upon receipt of such notice, an applicant shall have 30 days in which to correct the deficiency and/or submit any missing or incomplete information, unless a longer period is granted by the Board in writing. Failure to submit missing or corrected information within the prescribed time period shall constitute grounds for denial of the application.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.10 - Term of Licenses

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A license to practice as a dispensing optician in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be valid for a period of two years, beginning on the license holder's date of birth in one calendar year and ending on the license holder's date of birth two calendar years later, unless that license is voluntarily surrendered by the holder thereof, or is revoked, suspended or cancelled earlier by the Board as a result of disciplinary action taken pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112, §§61 and/or 73H and/or 235 CMR 5.00:
Standards of Professional Practice and Conduct; Disciplinary Proceedings.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.11 - Renewal of Licenses

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(1)
Renewal Prior to Expiration Date
. An individual who is licensed by the Board as a dispensing optician may renew that license, on or before its expiration date as set forth in 235 CMR 2.10, by:
(a) Filing a properly-completed registration renewal application on a form furnished by the Board for that purpose; and
(b) Submitting satisfactory written proof to the Board that he or she has completed all of the continuing education activities required for license renewal as set forth in 235 CMR 3.00:
Continuing Education;
and
(c) Paying the registration renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B and 801 CMR 4.00:
Rates.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.12 - Reinstatement of Expired Licenses

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(1)
Reinstatement of License Expired for Less than Two Years
. A licensed dispensing optician who fails to renew his or her license, or who otherwise fails to meet the requirements for renewal of his or her license, prior to its expiration date, may obtain reinstatement of that expired license at any time within the first two years after its expiration date by:
(a) Filing a properly-completed license reinstatement application on a form furnished by the Board for that purpose; and
(b) Submitting to the Board satisfactory written proof that he or she has completed all continuing education hours required by 235 CMR 3.00:
Continuing Education
for the last licensure period during which his or her license was valid; and
(c) Submitting to the Board satisfactory written proof that he or she has completed all continuing education hours required by 235 CMR 3.00:
Continuing Education
for the period of time which has elapsed since his or her license expired. If that period of time is less than one full licensure period, as defined in 235 CMR 2.10, the number of hours of continuing education required by 235 CMR 2.12(l)(c) for reinstatement of the license shall be pro-rated accordingly; and
(d) Paying the license renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B and 801 CMR 4.00:
Rates;
and
(e) Paying an additional late license renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B and 801 CMR 4.00:
Rates.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 2.00 - Definitions, Board Procedures and Requirements for Full Licensure › Section 2.13 - Changes in Licenses

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(1) A licensed dispensing optician shall notify the Board, in writing, of any change in his or her name or address, as listed in the licensure records of the Board. Failure to do so shall not excuse the licensee from his or her obligation to renew his or her license in a timely manner, as required by 235 CMR 2.11.
(2) The Board shall issue a new license to any licensed dispensing optician whose name has been legally changed, upon its receipt of satisfactory evidence of the legality of such change, and the return of the original license or certificate of registration with satisfactory evidence that he or she is the same person to whom the certificate was issued, together with the required fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B and 801 CMR 4.00:
Rates.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 3.00 - Continuing Education › Section 3.01 - Scope and Purpose

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The purpose of 235 CMR 3.00 is to assure high standards in the practice of opticianry by requiring licensed dispensing opticians to participate in on-going continuing education activities designed to increase their competence and enhance the knowledge obtained during prior education and training.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 3.00 - Continuing Education › Section 3.02 - Definitions

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As used in 235 CMR 3.00, the following definitions shall apply:
Board
- means the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians.
Contact Hour
- means a unit of not less than 50 consecutive minutes of actual instruction time in an approved continuing education course, program, or other continuing education activity.
Continuing Education Activities
means any course, program, seminar or workshop which provides information or knowledge which contributes directly to the professional competence of dispensing opticians and which meets the requirements of 235 CMR 3.04.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 3.00 - Continuing Education › Section 3.03 - Continuing Education Requirement

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(1) Beginning June
			 1, 2006, every licensed dispensing optician shall complete a minimum of 12
			 contact hours of continuing education activities prior to the end of each
			 licensure period in courses or programs approved by the Board pursuant to
			 235 CMR
			 3.05 as a condition for renewal of his or her
			 license.
(2) Of the 12 contact
			 hours of continuing education activities required for license renewal pursuant
			 to 235 CMR 3.03(1), six contact hours shall be in continuing education
			 activities concerning dispensing of eyeglasses or spectacle lenses, and six
			 contact hours shall be in continuing education activities concerning dispensing
			 of contact lenses. Of the six contact hours devoted to continuing education
			 activities concerning dispensing of eyeglasses or spectacle lenses, one contact
			 hour may be in continuing education activities concerning state and federal
			 laws and regulations which govern the practice of opticianry. Of the six
			 contact hours concerning dispensing of contact lenses, one contact hour may be
			 devoted to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
(3) Continuing education activities may be
			 completed through the home use of audio or video cassettes, or through
			 computer-based "on-line" courses or programs, but credit for such contact hours
			 may be obtained only if the licensee demonstrates satisfactory comprehension or
			 understanding of the content of that course or program to the provider or
			 sponsor of that course or program.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 3.00 - Continuing Education › Section 3.04 - Verification of Continuing Education Activities

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(1)
			 Each licensed dispensing optician, as part of his or her application for
			 renewal of his or her license, shall attest under the pains and penalties of
			 perjury that he or she has completed the number of continuing education hours
			 required by
			 235 CMR
			 3.03. Such attestation shall be made on a
			 form prescribed and provided by the Board.
(2) Each licensed dispensing optician shall
			 maintain a record of all continuing education courses or programs he or she has
			 completed for a period of not less than two consecutive licensure periods,
			 inclusive of the licensure period during which the course or program was
			 completed.
(3) Upon written request
			 by the Board, a licensed dispensing optician shall furnish to the Board such
			 information as the Board may reasonably require about any or all continuing
			 education activities completed by that licensee. A licensed dispensing optician
			 who is requested to submit such verification of his or her continuing education
			 activities shall submit written verification of all of the following:
(a) The name of the school, institution,
			 organization or other sponsor conducting the continuing education activity in
			 question; and
(b) The location at
			 which the continuing education activity in question was completed;
(c) The title of the continuing education
			 activity in question; and
(d) The
			 date on which the continuing education activity in question was
			 completed;
(e) The number of
			 contact hours of continuing education credit being claimed for the continuing
			 education activity in question; and
(f) Satisfactory proof that the continuing
			 education activity was approved for continuing education credit by the Board or
			 a recognized entity approved by the Board.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 3.00 - Continuing Education › Section 3.05 - Approval of Continuing Education Activities

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A licensed dispensing optician may receive credit towards the
				continuing education requirements of
				235 CMR
				3.03 only for:
(1) A continuing education activity which has
			 been approved for continuing education credit by the Board; or
(2) A continuing education activity which has
			 been approved for continuing education credit by the American Board of
			 Opticianry (ABO); or
(3) A
			 continuing education activity which has been approved for continuing education
			 credit by the National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE); or
(4) A course provided or sponsored by an
			 educational program in opticianry which has been accredited by the Commission
			 on Opticianry Accreditation (COA).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.01 - Scope and Purpose

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The purpose of 235 CMR 4.00 is to establish standards and procedures for apprenticeships for individuals who have not completed two years of training in educational program in opticianry accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation, and who therefore seek to become licensed dispensing opticians pursuant to 235 CMR 2.07(l)(b) or (c).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.02 - General Requirements

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(1) Any individual who applies for licensure as a dispensing optician pursuant to 235 CMR 2.07(l)(b)  shall be granted such a license only if he or she successfully completes an apprenticeship consisting of at least 2,100 hours of supervised work experience and related classroom instruction over a period of not less than 18 months which meets all applicable requirements of 235 CMR 4.00.
(2) An individual who applies for licensure as a dispensing optician pursuant to 235 CMR 2.07(l)(c)  shall be granted such a license only if he or she successfully completes an apprenticeship consisting of at least 4,200 hours of supervised work experience and related classroom instruction over a period of not less than three years which meets all applicable requirements of 235 CMR 4.00.
(3) Every apprenticeship shall be designed and structured so as to integrate, to the maximum extent feasible, the work experience and related classroom instruction so that the apprentice optician may derive maximum benefit from the related classroom instruction.
(4) Every apprenticeship undertaken pursuant to 235 CMR 4.00 shall be completed pursuant to the terms and conditions of a written apprenticeship agreement between the apprentice optician and his or her employer which has been reviewed and approved by the Division of Apprentice Standards of the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Each such apprenticeship shall comply with all applicable requirements of M.G.L. c. 23, §§ 1 IE through 11L, and 454 CMR 26.00:
Apprentice Training.
(5) Apprentice opticians who work in excess of the normal workday or work week shall nevertheless complete the minimum apprenticeship duration specified in 235 CMR 4.02(1) or (2) before applying for full licensure as a licensed dispensing optician.
(6) An apprentice optician shall complete his or her apprenticeship within five calendar years from the date of his or her registration as an apprentice optician in order to qualify for licensure as a licensed dispensing optician.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.03 - Application for Registration as an Apprentice Optician

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(1) An individual who seeks to qualify for licensure as a licensed dispensing optician through completion of an apprenticeship shall apply to the B oard for registration as an apprentice optician prior to commencing that apprenticeship.
(2) Such application shall be fully and properly completed by the applicant on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board for that purpose, and shall be accompanied by:
(a) Payment of the apprentice optician registration fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B and 801 CMR 4.00:
Rates;
(b) Satisfactory written proof that the applicant is 17 years of age or older;
(c) A complete copy of the applicant's written apprenticeship agreement with his or her employer which has been reviewed and approved by the Division of Apprentice Standards of the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(d) The name and address of the employer of that apprentice optician; and
(e) The name, residential address, business address and license number of the individual who will provide the supervision required by 235 CMR 4.07(1)  and who will be responsible for the applicant's practice and conduct as an apprentice optician.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.04 - Subject Matter Requirements for All Apprenticeships

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Every apprenticeship undertaken pursuant to 235 CMR 4.00 shall provide the apprentice optician with both supervised work experience and related classroom instruction in all of the following subject areas:
(1) Lensometer measurement, including sphere, cylinder, axis, and prism measurement and marking of measurements;
(2) Lens cutting;
(3) Automatic edging of lenses;
(4) Drilling and rimless mounting of plastic lenses;
(5) Hand stone edging of lenses;
(6) Lens hardening, including drop ball testing;
(7) Use of a colmoscope;
(8) Alterations of plastic frames and lens insertion;
(9) Use of lens-measuring devices, including clocks, Geneva lens measures, thickness gauges and neutralization devices;
(10) Use of fitting tools, including pliers, files, distometers, pupillometers and frame warmers;
(11) Supervised optical fitting of eyeglasses with patients, including measurement of patients for eyeglasses, interpretation of prescriptions, selection of lens types, designing of lenses, and adjustment of eyeglasses;
(12) Principles of administrative work, including inventory control, purchasing, use of statistical studies, and formula pricing;
(13) Principles of office management;
(14) Resolution of client complaints;
(15) Use of contact lens equipment, including keratometers, slit lamps, radioscopes, cobalt light with flourescein, and measuring gauges; and
(16) Preparation and fitting of contact lenses, including keratometer measurement, corneal lens design, and lens inspection.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.05 - Related Classroom Instruction Requirements

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(1) Every apprenticeship undertaken pursuant to 235 CMR 4.00 shall include a minimum of 150 hours of related classroom instruction per year in the subject areas specified in 235 CMR 4.04. Such related classroom instruction shall be counted towards satisfaction of the total apprenticeship hours requirements of 235 CMR 4.02(1)  or 235 CMR 4.02(2), whichever applies.
(2) The related classroom instruction hours required by 235 CMR 4.05(1) may be completed by any one or more of the following methods:
(a) Completion of appropriate courses or programs at any educational program in opticianry which is accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation;
(b) Completion of appropriate courses or programs which have been approved for continuing education credit, pursuant to 235 CMR 3.05, by the American Board of Opticianry, the National Contact Lens Examiners, or the Board; or
(c) Completion of classroom instruction and training programs developed and administered by the apprentice optician's employer, provided that such training programs have been reviewed and approved in advance by both the Board and the Division of Apprentice Standards.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.06 - Credit for Apprenticeships in Other Jurisdictions

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Any individual who has served part of an apprenticeship in another state or in a foreign country may enter into an apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of 235 CMR4.02(4) and apply for registration as an apprentice optician pursuant to 235 CMR 4.03. Such an individual may be granted credit towards completion of the apprenticeship for all or part of his or her prior training and experience in that other jurisdiction, as long as:
(1) He or she submits a detailed, written description of the apprenticeship training and experience he or she obtained in that other state or foreign country; and
(2) The Board determines that the standards and requirements for the apprenticeship in that foreign jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the standards and requirements set forth in 235 CMR 4.00 and 454 CMR 26.00:
Apprentice Training.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.07 - Employment and Supervision of Apprentice Opticians

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(1) A duly registered apprentice optician may perform any function or service which is included within the "practice of opticianry", as defined in 235 CMR 2.04, as long as he or she does so under the direct, on-site supervision of:
(a) a duly licensed dispensing optician licensed by the Board pursuant to 235 CMR 2.07 or 235 CMR 2.08;
(b) physician who is duly licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; or
(c) an optometrist who is duly registered by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Optometry to practice optometry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For purposes of 235 CMR 4.07(1), "direct on-site supervision" shall mean that the individual who is providing such supervision is physically present on the premises where the apprentice optician is performing the function or service, and is available for consultation, at the time that the function or service is being performed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.08 - Identification of Apprentice Opticians

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Every apprentice who holds an apprentice's certificate issued by the Board shall, during any time when he is engaged in performing the acts set forth in M.G.L. c. 112, § 73C, wear an identification badge or tag which sets forth in large print his name followed by the word "APPRENTICE", and his apprentice's certificate number.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 4.00 - Apprenticeship Requirements and Procedures › Section 4.09 - Termination of Apprenticeship Prior to Completion

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(1) An apprenticeship pursuant to 235 CMR 4.00 may be terminated prior to its completion by either the apprentice optician or the employer. In the event of such termination, the employer of the apprentice optician shall provide both the Board and the Division of Apprentice Standards with satisfactory written verification of the number of hours of apprenticeship and the number of hours of related classroom instruction successfully completed by the apprentice optician as of the date of the termination of the apprenticeship.
(2) In the event of any dispute between the apprentice optician and the employer concerning the termination of any apprenticeship, such dispute shall be resolved or adjudicated by the Division of Apprentice Standards pursuant to the provisions of 454 CMR 26.00:
Apprentice Training.
The Board shall give presumptive effect to any decision or determination made by the Division of Apprentice Standards pursuant to those procedures.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 235 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF DISPENSING OPTICIANS › Title 235 CMR 5.00 - Standards Of Professional Practice And Conduct; Disciplinary Proceedings › Section 5.01 - Scope and Purpose

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The purpose of 235 CMR 5.00 is to establish standards of professional practice and conduct for licensed dispensing opticians and apprentice opticians; procedures for the investigation and adjudication of complaints alleging violations of those standards; and grounds for disciplinary action against licenses issued by the Board.