WAC 246-824-040. Licensure eligibility

To be eligible for licensure, applicants must: (1) Be eighteen years or more of age; (2) Graduate from an accredited high school or receive a general equivalency degree; (3) Complete one of the following: (a) At least six thousand hours of certified apprenticeship training that must be completed in no less than three years as required under chapter 18.34 RCW; or (b) An accredited opticianry course as described in WAC 246-824-050 ; or (c) Been principally engaged in practicing as a dispensing optician not in the state of Washington for five years; (4) Successfully pass one of the following examinations: (a) The state examination offered on or before August 31, 2017; (b) On or after June 1, 2015, the basic competency examination, basic contact lens examination, and the practical examinations from ABO-NCLE. This requirement can also be met by successfully passing the ABO-NCLE advanced competency examination, advanced contact lens examination, and the practical examinations on or after June 1, 2015; and (5) Meet any other requirements in law.