This chapter does not apply to:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1691

  • Direct supervision: means the provision of direction and control through inspection and evaluation of work by consultation or instruction as needed, provided that at least one licensed dispensing optician works at each optical establishment on a full-time basis. See Arizona Laws 32-1671
  • Dispensing optician: means any person, except as provided in section 32-1691, who dispenses lenses, contact lenses, frames, artificial eyes, optical devices, appurtenances thereto or parts thereof to the intended wearer on written prescription from a duly licensed physician or optometrist, and in accordance with such prescription interprets, measures, adapts, fits or adjusts the same for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the human eye or who duplicates, replaces, reproduces or repeats the same without prescription when there is no change in refractive value, provided that contact lenses shall never be dispensed without a written contact lense prescription being on file in any optical establishment, office of an optometrist or office of a physician or verbal confirmation of that written prescription. See Arizona Laws 32-1671
  • Person: means a natural person. See Arizona Laws 32-1671

1. Any physician or optometrist who is licensed to practice under the laws of this state.

2. Any person working under the direct supervision of a physician, optometrist or dispensing optician who is licensed to practice in this state, as long as the person is working exclusively for the licensed physician, optometrist or dispensing optician and does not claim to be a dispensing optician.

3. The sale of goggles, sunglasses, colored glasses or occupational protective eye devices, if they do not have refractive values.

4. The sale of complete ready-to-wear eyeglasses for near vision only, toys, binoculars or scientific instruments as merchandise.

5. The sale and fitting of ocular prosthetic appliances if they do not have refractive values.

6. The sale of replacement soft contact lenses as provided in chapter 16, article 5 and chapter 18 of this title.