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Public Meeting Notice

Public Meeting Notice  Board of Registration of Dispensing Opticians meeting — October 2, 2024

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Posted: September 26, 2024 7:30 a.m.
Cisco Webex Link 

Overview

This meeting is open to the public via WebEx or telephone.

Cisco WebEx Information

  • Webex Link
  • Meeting ID: 2539 101 8782
  • Passcode: DOP1234 (3671234 when dialing from a phone or video system)

Call-in Information:

  • +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Boston)
  • +1-650-479-3208 United States Toll
  • Access Code: 2539 101 8782

If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact the DPH ADA Coordinator Stacy Hart at Stacy.Hart@mass.gov in advance of the meeting. While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.

Agenda

Housekeeping

  • Call meeting to order
  • Roll call for attendance

Board Business

  • Public agenda for October 2, 2024 – VOTE
  • Public meeting minutes from September 4, 2024 – VOTE
  • Meeting dates 2025
  • Board Elections
    • Chair – VOTE
    • Secretary – VOTE
  • Receive update on state and national optician associations:
    • United Opticians Association (UOA): merger of North America, the Opticians Association of America (OAA) and the National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS)
    • Opticians Association of Massachusetts (OAM): Fall conference November 2-3, 2024

Apprentice Extension Request

  • Yomayra Lopez – VOTE

Application Review

  • Amy Forbes-Larkin – VOTE
  • Hobraiam Garcia Suarez – VOTE

Discussion

  • Review draft dispensing optician apprenticeship policy.
  • Review draft frequently asked questions regarding:
    • starting an apprenticeship, taking exams, and applying for licensure
    • managers serving as apprentices
    • lab work
    • extending an apprenticeship
  • Review draft interpretation of 235 CMR 4.04(6) Lens Hardening, including drop ball testing.
  • Review possible dispensing optician monitoring requirements and practice restrictions.
  • Recommendations for URAMP requirements and practice restrictions for dispensing opticians. 

Cases, Investigative Conference, Settlement Offers [Closed session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 112 §65C]: 

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