SUBCHAPTER 42D ‑ OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
21 NCAC 42D .0101 DEFINITIONS
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑115.1(6); 90‑117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Repealed Eff. March 1, 2023.
21 NCAC 42D .0102 FUNCTION
(a) For the purposes of this Rule, "paraoptometric personnel" means an optometric assistant, optometric technician, or similarly titled position who qualifies by training and experience to perform duties of an administrative, technical, or clinical nature and is directed and supervised by a licensed optometrist.
(b) Paraoptometric personnel shall perform his or her functions within the scope of his or her training, as directed by and assigned by an optometrist, so long as those functions are at the specific direction and under the supervision of the licensee.
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑115.1(6); 90‑117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. May 23, 2015;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2023.
21 NCAC 42D .0104 REGISTRATION
21 NCAC 42D .0105 ANNUAL RENEWAL
21 NCAC 42D .0106 ACCREDITATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-115.1(6); 90-117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. August 1, 2012.
21 NCAC 42D .0107 QUALIFICATION BY EXAMINATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑115.1(6); 90‑117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Repealed Eff. September 30, 1981.
21 NCAC 42D .0108 TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
History Note: Authority G.S. 90-115.1(6); 90-117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1989; September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. August 1, 2012.
21 NCAC 42D .0109 FEES
History Note: Authority G.S. 90‑115.1(6); 90‑117.5;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. May 30, 1978;
Amended Eff. September 30, 1981;
Repealed Eff. June 1, 1989.