Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-20-101
The following definitions apply in this Chapter unless otherwise specified:
1. "ABO" means the American Board of Opticianry.
2. "Applicant" means an individual requesting an initial or renewal license from the Board.
3. "Application packet" means the forms and additional information the Board requires to be submitted by an applicant or on the applicant's behalf.
4. "Comity" means the procedure for granting an Arizona license to an applicant who is already licensed as a dispensing optician in another state of the United States.
5. "Days" means calendar days.
6. "Laboratory experience" means work directly involved in the process of producing optical devices and does not include work that is strictly clerical.
7. "License" means a written authorization issued by the Board to practice as a dispensing optician or operate an optical establishment in Arizona.
8. "NCLE" means the National Contact Lens Examiners.
9. "Nationally recognized body on opticianry accreditation" means the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation.
10. "Optical devices" means eyeglasses, contact lenses, prosthetic eyes, low-vision aids, other eyewear, and eyewear appurtenances or parts.
11. "Optometrist" means a person currently licensed in any state of the United States in the practice of the profession of optometry as defined in A.R.S. § 32-1701.
12. "Physician" means a person currently licensed in any state of the United States to practice allopathic or osteopathic medicine.
13. "Work week" means the period of time beginning on Sunday at 12:00 a.m. and ending the following Saturday at 11:59 p.m.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-20-101