South Carolina Statutes
§ 40-38-20 — Definitions.
South Carolina § 40-38-20
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 40-38-20 (2026).
Text
As used in this chapter:
(1)"Optician" means one who prepares and dispenses lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, and appurtenances to the intended wearers on prescriptions from licensed physicians or optometrists and in accordance with these prescriptions, mechanically interprets, measures, adapts, fits, and adjusts lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, and appurtenances to the human face for the aid or correction of visual or ocular anomalies of the human eye;
(2)"Apprentice" means a qualified person registered by the board who is working under the supervision of a licensed optician, optometrist, or ophthalmologist and who is being trained in the practice of opticianry;
(3)"Board" means the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Opticianry; and (4) "Direct supervision" means, with regard to a super
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 426, SECTION 1. Editor's Note Prior Laws:1982 Act No. 396, SECTION 1; 1976 Code SECTION 40-38-10.
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South Carolina § 40-38-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/38/40-38-20.