Alaska Stat. § 08.71.163

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Dispensing optician's assistant.

Official statutory text

Notwithstanding AS 08.71.180 , a person who is not a licensed dispensing optician or a registered apprentice under AS 08.71.160 may perform dispensing optician tasks that are delegated by and performed under the regular supervision of a licensed physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician. The hours spent as an assistant under this section may not be counted toward satisfaction of the training requirement in AS 08.71.110 (a), and the assistant may not use a title that includes the word “optician” or “opticianry.”

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