Haw. Code R. § 16-91-11 - Application for examination and certificate of licensure
(a)
An application for examination shall be filed at least forty-five days before
the examination which is scheduled by the board at least two times each year.
The applicant shall submit to the board the application for examination and
certificate of licensure in a form approved by the board, which shall include
the applicant's experience and signature, and shall be accompanied by the
required application and examination fees.
(b) The executive secretary of the board
shall determine the sufficiency of the application for examination and
certificate of licensure and of the preliminary qualification of the applicant
for admission to the examination.
(c) In order to apply for a certificate of
licensure, an individual must have completed one of the following:
(1) The equivalent of a high school education
and three years of full-time practical and mechanical optical work experience
as a opticianry apprentice;
(2)
Graduation from an opticianry course accredited by the Commission on Opticianry
Accreditation; or
(3) Previous
licensure in another jurisdiction which required successful completion of the
required national examinations described in subsection (e).
(d) To prove an applicant's work
experience as required by subsection (c)(1), an applicant shall submit with the
application for examination and certificate of licensure, notarized statements
signed by a dispensing optician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist attesting that
the applicant has had at least three years of full-time practical and
mechanical optical work experience as an opticianry apprentice, including
experience with eyeglasses and contact lenses or its equivalent under the
direct personal supervision of a dispensing optician, ophthalmologist, or
optometrist.
(e) Before being
issued a certificate of licensure, an individual must pass the National
Opticianry Competency Examination (NOCE), the National Contact Lens Registry
Examination (NCLRE), and a practical examination. An individual who passes all
three of these examinations shall be licensed as a dispensing optician. If the
applicant fails to pass any one of the examinations, the individual shall not
be licensed as a dispensing optician. Any applicant who has previously passed
both the NOCE in another jurisdiction and the NCLRE shall not be required to
retake these examinations and shall be issued a license upon successful
completion of the practical examination.
(f) To qualify for admission to the practical
examination covered in section 16-91-18, an applicant shall have successfully
passed both the NOCE and the NCLRE.
(g) To prove that an applicant has previously
passed both the NOCE and NCLRE, an applicant shall submit with the application
for examination and certificate of licensure, verification of having
successfully passed the NOCE and NCLRE. The passing score for the NOCE and
NCLRE shall be that established by the NOCE and NCLRE.
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