Optician
- Exam
- State + third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- Not reported
Optician Licensing Requirements An applicant for licensure must meet the eligibility requirements outlined below: Hold an associates degree in ophthalmic dispensing approved by the Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians OR have completed at least 4 years and 8,000 hours of apprenticeship training under the supervision of a licensed optician. Apprenticeship training completed in Connecticut will be accepted provided the applicant was duly registered as an optician apprentice by the Department. Successful completion of the following examinations: The American Board of Opticianry’s & National Contact Lens Examiners' (ABO-NCLE) National Opticianry Competency Examination (NOCE) and the National Contact Lens Registry Examination (NCLE); and A DPH administered practical examination. A fall 2023, examination event is being planned. The application deadline for this examination administration is September 29, 2023.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Degree required
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Public Health
- Division
- Health Care Systems Branch
- Board
- Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section
- Address
- 410 Capitol Avenue P.O.Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134
- Phone
- (860) 509-7603
- Agency website
- www.dph.state.ct.us/licensure/licensure.htm
- Licence page
- https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Optician-Licensure/Optician-Licensure
- Last updated
- March 20, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Optician 29-2081.00
Source and verification
This record is Connecticut's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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