Access Information

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Preferred Citation

Virginia Board for Opticians, Minutes, 1991-1995. Accession 36314. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession 36314 was transferred by Waters, Dawn - Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, 02/08/1999

Biographical/Historical Information

The Board for Opticians was established in 1954 to regulate individuals who fit and sell prescription glasses and contact lenses. The Board licenses persons practicing or offering to practice as opticians in the Commonwealth. The Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation provides administrative support to the board. In 2012, the Board was merged with the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists to create the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians.

Scope and Content Note

Official board minutes and related attachments documenting the activities of the Virginia Board for Opticians. May also include informal fact finding conference records and conflict of interest statements.

Scope and Content Note

Accession 43229 also includes minutes of the Board for Opticians Examination Workshop.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Virginia. -- Board for Opticians.
• Virginia. -- Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
• Opticians -- Licenses -- Virginia.
• Opticians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Virginia.
• Minutes. -- aat.
• State government records -- Virginia. -- aat.
• Virginia. -- Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

Additional Note

These records are part of the Virginia Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation record group (R.G.# 17)