South Carolina § 40-38-230 - Examinations; applications; fees; competency examinations; contact lens examinations.
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§ 40-38-230. Examinations; applications; fees; competency examinations; contact lens examinations.
(A) A person desiring to be examined by the board must submit an application furnished by the board sixty days before the examination. The application must be accompanied by a fee established by the board in regulation and in accordance with Section 40-1-50(D).
(B) An applicant for examination shall pass the opticianry competency examination prepared by the American Board of Opticianry, or if that examination is not available, an opticianry competency examination prepared by the board. Examinations in dispensing and other practical areas of opticianry may be conducted by the board. The board may not require an examination that is substantially duplicative of the national examination if the national examination is available.
(C) An optician or applicant for licensure as a contact lens optician successfully shall complete a written qualifying contact lens examination prepared by the National Committee of Contact Lens Examination, or if that examination is not available, an equivalent examination prepared by the board.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 426, SECTION 1.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws:1982 Act No. 396, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 528, SECTION 1; 1976 Code SECTION 40-38-130.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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