Vermont § 2661 - Powers and duties of the Director

§ 2661. Powers and duties of the Director

• (a) The Director shall: (1) provide general information to applicants for licensure as opticians; (2) explain appeal procedures to opticians and applicants and complaint procedures to
  the public; (3) administer fees established by law; (4) receive applications for licensure, issue licenses to applicants qualified under this
  chapter, deny or renew licenses, and issue, revoke, suspend, condition, and reinstate
  licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; (5) refer disciplinary matters for adjudication by an administrative law officer; (6) conduct or specify examinations and pass upon the qualifications of applicants for
  reciprocal registration; (7) conduct hearings as necessary for the issuance, renewal, or discipline of a license;
  and (8) establish by rule standards of education required of applicants, as well as minimum
  standards for any school presenting a course for present or future opticians. (b) The Director may, after consultation with the advisor appointees, adopt rules necessary
  to perform the Director’s duties under this chapter, including rules governing apprenticeship
  and continuing education. Rules adopted under this section shall not prohibit lawful
  advertising, the display of ophthalmic materials or merchandise, limit the place or
  location where opticians may practice, nor be designed to limit the number of opticians
  in the State. (Added 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; amended 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. June 13, 2002; 2005, No. 27, § 75; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2019, No. 30, § 17.)