Board of Examiners in Optometry Proposed Rule

nc-2026-10-01-b2b41d05090b: 21 NCAC 42A .0102, 21 NCAC 42B .0101, 26 NCAC 05 .0110 — readopt without substantive changes — Board of Examiners in Optometry

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Summary

Readoption. Also, “carry out the purposes and” was stricken and the title changed because the language is arbitrary without defining “purpose”. 21 NCAC 42B .0101: The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE), the national accreditation organization for optometry schools or colleges of optometry, requires that the Board grant preliminary and conditional approval for schools or colleges of optometry that are undergoing and seeking accreditation in the state where they are located. Comments may be submitted to: Janice Peterson, N.C. State BoardofExaminersinOptometry521YoppRoad,Suite214#444, OCTOBER 1, 2026 573 Jacksonville, NC 28540; phone (910) 285-3160; email janice@ncoptometry.org

The agency’s own summary, as published.

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