Nevada Code § 637.125

Employment and supervision of dispensing opticians and apprentice dispensing opticians
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1. A person may not employ another person
to perform the services of a dispensing optician unless the other person:
(a) Is licensed by the Board as a dispensing
optician; or
(b) Is licensed by the Board as an apprentice
dispensing optician and is directly supervised as required by the provisions of
this chapter.
2. A licensed dispensing optician may not
allow another person who is under his or her direct supervision to perform the
services of a dispensing optician unless the other person is licensed by the
Board as a dispensing optician or an apprentice dispensing optician.
3. A licensed apprentice dispensing
optician may engage in ophthalmic dispensing only when a licensed dispensing
optician, ophthalmologist or optometrist is physically present in the optical
establishment to provide direct supervision for all dispensing activities
performed by the apprentice dispensing optician and to verify the quality of
the finished products to be dispensed.
4. A licensed dispensing optician,
ophthalmologist or optometrist who is providing direct supervision to an
apprentice dispensing optician shall not supervise more than two apprentice
dispensing opticians at any one time.

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