N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 802.08

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024
Section Plc 802.08 - Necessary knowledge and skills

"Necessary knowledge and skills" means the knowledge and skills that are necessary to safely and competently provide ophthalmic dispensing services to the public, including:

(a) Prescription analysis and interpretation;
(b) The taking of measurements, including the pupillary distance, to determine the size, shape, and specifications of the spectacle lenses, frames, or lens forms best suited to the wearer's needs;
(c) The preparation and delivery of work orders to laboratory technicians engaged in grinding lenses and fabricating eyewear;
(d) The verification of the quality of finished ophthalmic products and the adjustment of lenses or frames to the intended wearer's face;
(e) The delivery of such ophthalmic products including instruction in hygiene and insertion and removal of contact lenses; and
(f) The adjustment, replacement, and reproduction of previously prepared ophthalmic lenses, frames, contact lenses, or other specially fabricated ophthalmic devices.

N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 802.08

Derived from Number 10, Filed March 7, 2024, Proposed by #13885, Effective 4/15/2024, Expires 4/15/2034 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Plc 800).