The Commissioner of Public Health may, from time to time, employ an inspector or inspectors, who shall inspect during usual business hours, licensees or optical permittees and places in which eyeglasses are sold or dispensed or ground in accordance with a given formula. Such inspectors shall report to said commissioner any violation of the provisions of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 4517; P.A. 77-614, S. 417, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 55, 176; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commission of opticians with commissioner of health services as inspection authority, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 deleted reports re irregularities re registration of optical establishments, etc. or re methods of keeping, dispensing or retailing optical merchandise; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 20-139. - Purpose and legislative policy.
Section 20-139a. - Board of Examiners for Opticians.
Section 20-140. - Commission of Opticians. Appointment and qualifications.
Section 20-140a. - Receipts credited to General Fund.
Section 20-141. - Powers and duties of board and commissioner.
Section 20-142. - Meetings of commission.
Section 20-143. - Commissioner may employ inspectors. Duties of inspectors.
Section 20-144. - Compensation and expenses of commission. Executive secretary.
Section 20-145. - Definition of licensed optician.
Section 20-146a. - Registration of inmates as apprentices. Credit toward licensure.
Section 20-147. - Waiver of requirements in case of veterans.
Section 20-147a. - Students enrolled in opticianry programs.
Section 20-148. - Qualifications of assistant licensed opticians and assistant mechanical opticians.
Section 20-149. - License fees. Renewal.
Section 20-150. - Where optical goods may be sold. Exception. Unfair trade practice.
Section 20-151. - Optical selling permits.
Section 20-152. - Optical retail vendor permit.
Section 20-153. - Optical permit. Product; standards of quality.
Section 20-153a. - Lens and frame requirements.
Section 20-154. - Regulations concerning licenses and permits. Disciplinary action; grounds.
Section 20-155. - Complaints concerning license or permit holders.
Section 20-157. - License and permit to be conspicuously displayed.
Section 20-158. - Restricted use of license or permit.
Section 20-159. - Apprentices to register; certification by employer.
Section 20-162. - Exceptions for certified optometrists and physicians and surgeons.