Special license: Interpretation of statutory requirements.

With respect to an applicant for a special license as a dispensing optician pursuant to NRS 637.127 , the Board will interpret: 1. The requirement of passing an examination administered by the Board set forth in paragraph (i) of subsection 1 of NRS 637.127 to mean that the applicant must pass the Board’s examination for a license as a dispensing optician set forth in NAC 637.160 . 2. The requirement of 5 years of experience as a dispensing optician set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (j) of subsection 1 of NRS 637.127 to include as a portion thereof the requirement of 100 hours of experience relating to the fitting and filling of prescriptions for contact lenses set forth in subsection 1 of NAC 637.148 .