NAC637.160. Scope, content and administration of examination.

     1. The Board’s examination for a license as a dispensing optician will test the dispensing skills of the applicant and will consist of a practical section and a written section.

     2. Each section of the examination will test the applicant’s proficiency and knowledge in the following subjects and approximate proportions:

     (a) For the practical section:

          (1) Neutralization of ophthalmic products, 30 percent.

          (2) Ophthalmic product identification, 5 percent.

          (3) Ophthalmic instrumentation, 10 percent.

     (b) For the written section:

          (1) Optical theory, 15 percent.

          (2) Dispensing of ophthalmic products, 10 percent.

          (3) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 637 of NRS, 15 percent.

          (4) Anatomy, physiology and health of the eye, 15 percent.

     3. If an applicant for a license as a dispensing optician holds a limited license as a dispensing optician in good standing, the Board may modify the examination described in this section to test the applicant’s proficiency and knowledge in the following subjects and approximate proportions:

     (a) For the practical section:

          (1) Neutralization of ophthalmic products, 20 percent.

          (2) Instrumentation and fitting, 20 percent.

     (b) For the written section:

          (1) Basic contact lens, 30 percent.

          (2) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 637 of NRS, 15 percent.

          (3) Slide identification, 15 percent.

     4. The examination will be conducted in the presence of at least two board members, both of whom must be dispensing opticians. Other dispensing opticians may be employed by the Board to assist in administering the practical examination.

     5. The Board will provide to an applicant who fails the examination written notification of the percentage scored in each subject.

     [Bd. of Dispensing Opt., Nos. 19.1 & 19.2, eff. 10-6-78; A 10-16-80; No. 19.3, eff. 10-6-78; A 11-30-79; No. 19.5, eff. 10-16-80]—(NAC A by R042-02, 8-29-2002; R108-04, 12-1-2004; R113-06, 6-28-2006; R073-12, 6-3-2013)