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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 80. Board For Hearing Aid Specialists And Opticians
Chapter 30. Opticians Regulations
11/21/2024

18VAC80-30-30. Opticians licensed in another state.

A. An optician licensed in another state seeking to be licensed as an optician in Virginia shall submit an application on a form provided by the board with the required fee. All fees are nonrefundable and shall not be prorated.

B. The board, using the following standards, shall issue a license to any person licensed in another state who:

1. Has met requirements equivalent to those listed in 18VAC 80-30-20; and

2. Has passed a substantially equivalent examination.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 18VAC100-20-50 derived from VR505-01-1:1 § 1.5, eff. November 1, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 4, eff. December 29, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 26, eff. November 1, 1999; Volume 17, Issue 9, eff. March 1, 2001; amended and renumbered as 18VAC80-30-30, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 23, eff. August 15, 2012.

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