Diane said:
Dear person using someone's membership access,
Sorry that you feel that you can't be a member in your own right. Go ahead and register on your own. You're worth it.
It appears that you have several things very confused. "I am certified in Missouri" I'm not sure HOW you could be certified in Missouri. What is that? "and checked into obtaining my license in Virginia. The ABO said that I could test out if I had worked X-number of years as an apprentist which I have if you consider fourteen years enough, pay testing fees and with approval of ABO get my license then it would be granted." The ABO also doesn't tell anyone that they can test out??? period... The ABO is a certifying body. That is all. They have no control over whether or not anyone can test out for schooling, or get licensed in any state. They may have advised you that you could register to sit for the ABO exam, but in reality there is no pre-requisite for registering at this particular point in time. One doesn't even have to be in the optical field to take the exam. All they have to do is submit the appropriate paperwork by the required deadline and show up for the exam.
If, in reality, you have actually passed the ABO certification examination and maintained your CEC's required to retain that certification, you are an ABO certified Optician. If you move to a state of which that is part of the licensing examination, then you are at least partly on your way to licensure.
If you have questions regarding ABO certification, I would suggest that you contact the ABO at 800-296-1379. The deadline registering for the examination in May has passed, however the exam will be administered again on a national basis in November, and you may be interested in registering for that test. The deadline would be 60 days prior to the exam.
Not to be a butinski, but hope this helps clear a couple of things up.
Regards,
Diane
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