The Optometrists and Opticians Board (the “Board”) has updated its Supervisory Framework Guidelines for new provisionally registered optometrists and opticians (“supervisees”) whose registration takes effect from 1 October 2022.

2  In summary, there is a change on the submission frequency of the assessment reports (also known as “supervisor’s reports”) for new supervisees whose registration starts from 1 October 2022:

Placeholder Table Header	Current Submission Frequency of Supervisor’s Reports	New Submission Frequency-Minimum Supervision Period of Supervisor’s Reports  (Effective on 1 October 2022)
All work settings	Every Three (3) Months, or whenever there is a change of employment and/ or supervisor by supervisee.	Every Six (6) Months, or whenever there is a change of employment by supervisee and/ upon request by the Board.
Exceptional workplace settings where the appointment of secondary supervisor is required by the Board	Every One (1) Month, or whenever there is a change of employment and/ or supervisor by supervisee.	Every Three (3) Months, or whenever there is a change of employment by supervisee and/ upon request by the Board.

3  Current supervisees whose registration started before 1 October 2022 are not affected by the change.

4  For more information, please refer to the Updated Supervisory Framework Guidelines 2022 for the respective professions via this link.

5  If you need further clarification, please email to the secretariat at OOB@spb.gov.sg.

Thank you.

Secretariat of healthcare Professional Boards
On behalf of Optometrists and Opticians Board