STATE OPTICIANRY LICENSING BOARDS

The following is a list of contacts for State Opticianry Licensing Boards, as verified February 1, 2004. An asterisk (*) indicates that we have not been able to verify the accuracy of the information.

 

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, 9^th 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
Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: 916.263.2382

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
450 W. State Street, 10th floor
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: 208.334.5500
Fax: 208.334.6558

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
Saint Paul, MN 55155

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, 16^th 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
Salem, OR 97302-6306
Phone: 503.373.7721
Fax: 503.378.3616

Website: www.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, 3^rd 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