Optometric Personnel Act Article 56
People who have served in a medical care institution or an optical company for three full years before this Act was implemented, and who graduated from a junior college or above, with qualifications reviewed and approved by the central competent authority, may take the special examination for opticians.Those with one of the following qualifications, which are reviewed and approved by the central competent authority, may take the special examination for opticalal technician:1. Those who have served in a medical care institution or an optical company for three full years before this Act is implemented, and who graduated from a senior high school or vocational school or above.2. Those who have served in a medical care institution or an optician company for six full years or more before this Act is implemented, and who have participated in more than 160 hours of continuing education offered by a relevant organization designated by the central competent authority.The special examination mentioned in the previous two paragraphs shall be held five times at most within five years after the promulgation and implementation of this Act.Those who fulfill the provisions in Paragraphs 1 and 2, have taken the special examinations for opticians or optical technicians, and have registered and run an optometric service company (firm) or a medical care institution engaged in optometric services may be exempted from the penal provisions stated in Article 43 within 10 years from the implementation of this Act.The registration agency shall annul all or part of the registration particulars in the company (business) registration of the company (firm) in the previous paragraph on the following day of the expiration of the 10-year period, and the optometric service shall be discontinued.
中文原文 驗光人員法第56條
本法公布施行前曾在醫療機構或眼鏡行從事驗光業務滿三年，並具專科以上學校畢業資格，經中央主管機關審查合格者，得應驗光師特種考試。
具下列資格之一，經中央主管機關審查合格者，得應驗光生特種考試：
一、本法公布施行前，曾在醫療機構或眼鏡行從事驗光業務滿三年，並具高中、高職以上學校畢業資格。
二、本法公布施行前，曾在醫療機構或眼鏡行從事驗光業務滿六年以上，並參加經中央主管機關指定相關團體辦理之繼續教育達一百六十小時以上。
前二項特種考試，以本法公布施行後五年內舉辦五次為限。
符合第一項、第二項規定且曾應驗光師、驗光生特種考試者，於本法公布施行之日前已登記經營驗光業務之公司（商號）或醫療機構從事驗光業務，自本法公布施行起十年內免依第四十三條處罰。
前項公司（商號），於十年期滿之翌日起，由登記機關廢止其公司（商業）登記之全部或部分登記事項，不得繼續經營驗光業務。
具下列資格之一，經中央主管機關審查合格者，得應驗光生特種考試：
一、本法公布施行前，曾在醫療機構或眼鏡行從事驗光業務滿三年，並具高中、高職以上學校畢業資格。
二、本法公布施行前，曾在醫療機構或眼鏡行從事驗光業務滿六年以上，並參加經中央主管機關指定相關團體辦理之繼續教育達一百六十小時以上。
前二項特種考試，以本法公布施行後五年內舉辦五次為限。
符合第一項、第二項規定且曾應驗光師、驗光生特種考試者，於本法公布施行之日前已登記經營驗光業務之公司（商號）或醫療機構從事驗光業務，自本法公布施行起十年內免依第四十三條處罰。
前項公司（商號），於十年期滿之翌日起，由登記機關廢止其公司（商業）登記之全部或部分登記事項，不得繼續經營驗光業務。