Firm Membership
Any retail optical dispensing firm, meaning those business enterprises collectively that are actively engaged in the performance of optical dispensing services and the sale of ophthalmic products to the public at large and whose majority owners are not in active practice of optometry or ophthalmology, which is in sympathy with the purposes and objectives of the Association and which is committed to the promotion and protection of retail opticianry shall be eligible for Firm Membership in the Association, provided said firm fulfills the following requirements. At least one person in a responsible position in the firm shall: have at least two years experience in the retail optical business, or have an unrevoked state license for opticians, or shall be certified as a Certified Optician by the American Board of Opticianry, and/or shall be certified by the National Contact Lens Examiners. A Firm Member may designate a representative to act as its agent in the conduct of Association affairs.