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STATE OPTICIANRY BOARDS The following is a list of State Opticianry
Boards across the U.S. Although only about one-half of the states in
the U.S. have licensing and/or certification requirements, we recommend
that you contact the state where you will do business to find their
specific expectations. Alabama Alabama Department of Revenue 50 North Ripley Montgomery, AL 36132 Phone: 334.242.1170 Website: www.ador.state.al.us Contact person: Email staff member at ajohnson@revenue.state.al.us
Alaska Alaska State Board of Dispensing Opticians Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development Division of Occupational Licensing 1333 Willoughby Avenue, 9th Floor State Office Building Juneau, AK 99811 Phone: 907.465.5470 Fax: 907.465.2974 Website: www.dced.state.ak.us/occ Contact person: Denise Williams (907.465.5470) denise_williams@dced.state.ak.us
Arizona Arizona State Board of Dispensing Opticians 1400 W. Washington Room 230 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602.542.3095 Fax: 602.542.3093 Website: www.az.gov Contact person: Lori Scott (602.542.3095)
Arkansas Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians PO Box 627 Helena, AR 72145 Phone: 870.572.2847 Website: www.arkansas.gov/government
California California Medical Board Division of Licensing – Registered Dispensing Opticians 1426 Howe Avenue, #54 Website: www.medbd.ca.gov Contact person: email staff member at webmaster@medbd.ca.gov
Colorado Colorado State Board of Optometric Examiners 1560 Broadway, Ste. 1310 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303.894.7750 Fax: 303.894.7764 Website: www.dora.state.co.us Contact person: Susan Warren (303.894.7750)
Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Health, Optician Licensure 410 Capitol Avenue MS#12APP Hartford, CT 06134-0308 Phone: 860.509.7603 Fax: 860.509.7607 Website: www.dph.state.ct.us
Florida Board of Opticianry Florida Department of Health 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin #C-08 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850.245.4444 Fax: 850.921.5389 Website: www.doh.state.fl.us Contact person: Sharon Carraway (850.245.4444, ext. 3457) sharon_carraway@doh.state.fl.us
Georgia Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians 237 Colisuem Drive Macon, GA 31217 Phone: 478.207.1686 Fax: 478.207.1699 Website: www.sos.state.ga.us
Hawaii Hawaii Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, DPV Attn: Dispensing Opticians PO Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801 Phone: 808.586.2704 Fax: 808.586.2690 Website: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/areas_dispensing_optician.html Contact person: Candace Ito (808.586.2704) optician@dcca.hawaii.gov
Idaho Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Website: www2.state.id.us/dhw Contact person: email staff member at dunnj@idhw.state.id.us
Illinois Illinois Department of Professional Regulation 320 West Washington Street Springfield, IL 62786 Phone: 217.785.0800 Website: www.ildpr.com/who/opt.asp
Kentucky Kentucky Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers Division of Occupations and Professions PO Box 1360 Frankfort, KY 40602 Phone: 502.564.3296 Fax: 502.696.1929 Website: www.state.ky.us/agencies/finance/occupations/ophthalmicdispensers Contact person: Gena Vance (502.564.3296, ext. 227) Gena.Vance@ky.gov
Massachusetts Massachusetts Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians 239 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 Phone: 617.727.5339 Fax: 617.727.2197 Website: www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/do Contact person: Zane Skerry (617.727.5339) zane.b.skerry@state.ma.us
Minnesota Minnesota Department of Human Services 444 Lafayette
Road North Phone: 651.297.3933 Website: www.dhs.state.mn.us/infocenter Contact person: email staff member at DHS.Info@state.mn.us
Nevada Nevada Optical Board PO Box 19625 Reno, NV 89511 Phone: 775.853.1421 Fax: 775.853.1408 Website: www.nvdbo.state.nv.us Contact person: Pat Swanson (775.853.1421) nvbdo@govmail.state.nv.us
New Hampshire New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Licensing and Regulative Services 129 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 603.271.4814 Fax: 603.271.5590 Website: www.state.nh.us Contact person: Ruth Walter (603.271.0853)
New Jersey New Jersey Board of Examiners of Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians PO Box 45011 Newark, NJ 07101 Phone: 973.504.6435 Fax: 973.648.3355 Website: www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/ophthalmic.htm
New York New York State Education Department Office of the Professions Division of Professional Licensing Services State Education Building 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 Phone: 518.474.3817 Fax: 518.474.6375 Website: www.op.nysed.gov/od.htm Contact person: Dr. David Hamilton’s office (518.474.3817, ext. 180) opunit1@mail.nysed.gov
North Carolina North Carolina State Board of Opticians PO Box 25336 Raleigh, NC 27611-5336 Phone: 919.733.9321 Contact person: Sue Kornegay (919.733.9321)
Ohio Ohio Optical Dispensers Board 77 South High Street, 16th Floor Columbus, OH 43266 Phone: 614.466.9709 Fax: 614.995.5392 Wesbite: www.optical.ohio.gov Contact person: Linda Hoshor (614.466.9709) ohioopticalboard@hotmail.com
Oregon Oregon Board of Optometry (includes opticians) 3218 Pringle Rd SE Ste 270 Website: www.obo.state.or.us Contact person: email staff member at oregon.obo@state.or.us
Rhode Island Rhode Island Div. of Professional Regulation Three Capitol Hill, Room 104 Providence, RI 02908 Phone: 401.222.2827 Fax: 401.222.1272 Website: www.health.state.ri.us Contact person: Donna Dickerman (401.222.2827) DonnaD@doh.state.ri.us
South Carolina South Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry Synergy Business Park, Kingstree Building 110 Centerview Drive, Ste. 306 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803.896.4681 Fax: 803.896.4719 Website: www.llr.state.sc.us Contact person: Angie Combs (803.896.4681) combsa@llr.sc.gov
Tennessee Tennessee Department of Health Board of Dispensing Opticians 425 Fifth Avenue North Cordell Hull Building, 3rd Floor Nashville, TN 37247 Phone: 615.532.3202 Fax: 615.532.5164 Website: www2.state.tn.us/health Contact person: email staff member at TN.health@state.tn.us
Texas Registered Opticians Association of Texas 816 Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512.480.2200 Fax: 512.473.3680 Website: www.roatx.org Email: info@ROATx.org Contact person: Sam Johnson (512.480.2200)
Vermont Board of Opticians Vermont Secretary of State Office of Professional Regulation 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1106 Phone: 802.828.2191 Fax: 802.828.2465 Website: www.vtprofessionals.org Contact person: Patty Skinner (802.828.2837) pskinner@sec.state.vt.us
Virginia Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation 3600 W. Broad Street Richmond, VA 23230 Phone: 804.367.8509 Fax: 804.367.2475 Website: www.state.va.us/licenses Contact person: Zelda Dugger (804.367.8590)
Washington Washington Department of Health Health Professions Quality Assurance 310 Israel Road Tumwater, WA 98501 Phone: 360.236.4700 Fax: 360.236.4818 Website: www.doh.wa.gov Email: hpqa.csc@doh.wa.gov
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