Optometric Personnel Act Article 15

An application for the establishment of an optometric lab shall be submitted by optometric personnel to the local municipal or county (city) competent authority for approval and registration, and a practice license shall be obtained first before the establishment of said lab.Only opticians who have practiced in the institutions specified in Article 9 for more than two years are eligible to apply for the establishment of an optometric lab as mentioned in the previous paragraph; only optical technicians who have practiced in the institutions specified in Article 9 for more than five years are eligible to apply for the establishment of an optometric lab as mentioned in the previous paragraph.Only certified optometric personnel who have applied for the registration of a practice with the local municipal or county (city) competent authority would count as the experienced personnel as mentioned in the previous paragraph. However, for those who have been practicing before the implementation of this Act, the actual years of service may be included in the calculation of experience.The adoption and change of an optometric lab’s name are only permitted with the approval of the local municipal or county (city) competent authority.Non-optometric institutions shall not use the name of “optometric lab” or similar names.The adoption and change of an optometric lab’s name, application criteria, procedures, and standards of establishment shall be determined by the central competent authority.The provisions in previous paragraphs shall apply to institutions that are approved by the central competent authority pursuant to Article 9 and with a unit or department of optometry.