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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
1/14/2026

18VAC80-30-80. Endorsement to fit contact lenses.

The board will administer a contact lens examination to fit contact lenses. The "Contact Lens" endorsement will be mandatory for licensed opticians to fit contact lenses as set out in §§ 54.1-1508 and 54.1-1509 of the Code of Virginia, and the contact lens endorsement will not be issued unless the individual's license is in good standing.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 18VAC100-20-60 derived from VR505-01-1:1 § 1.6, eff. November 1, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 26, eff. November 1, 1999; Volume 17, Issue 9, eff. March 1, 2001; amended and renumbered as 18VAC80-30-80, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 23, eff. August 15, 2012; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 8, eff. January 1, 2026.

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