{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-89-303","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-89-303","heading":"Qualifications - Registered dispensing opticians","body":"Every applicant for examination as a registered dispensing optician shall present satisfactory evidence to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians that he or she is over twenty-one (21) years of age, a high school graduate or the equivalent thereof, and either:\n\n(1) Has a minimum of three (3) years' dispensing experience in Arkansas under the direct supervision of an Arkansas-licensed optometrist or Arkansas-licensed physician skilled in disease of the eye;\n\n(2) Has a minimum of three (3) years' experience under the direct supervision of a licensed or registered dispensing optician holding a certificate of licensure or registry in the State of Arkansas, one (1) year of which may be while working in a qualified full-service optical laboratory approved by the board; or\n\n(3) Is a graduate of an approved school of opticianry which has been accredited by a national accreditation organization and is recognized by the board.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 89","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"13d498d05047c8dd702e7e21215f7e5e72c428ec6d9680e2ac9fd3fb5ae38157","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-89-302","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-89-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}