Section 34-22-20 Qualifications of applicants; examination; issuance and execution of licenses; use of pharmaceutical agents. (a) Every person desiring to practice optometry in this state shall be 19 years of age, or over, a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in […]
Section 34-22-21 Reciprocity; pharmaceutical agents. Any person who has successfully passed a standard examination in optometry in any state of the United States or all parts of the examination given by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and is the holder of a certificate to that effect, issued by the board of that state, […]
Section 34-22-22 Continuing education requirements; suspension and reinstatement; renewal; registration certificate; waiver of registration and fees. (a) All registered optometrists licensed in the State of Alabama are required to take annual courses of study in subjects relating to the practice of optometry. The length of study shall be prescribed by the board but shall not […]
Section 34-22-23 Grounds for revocation or suspension. Any of the following shall constitute grounds for revocation of license or suspension of license for a definite period of time, for a private or public reprimand, for probation, for the levying and collection of an administrative fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for […]
Section 34-22-24 Disposition of fees. All fees received by the board for examinations, annual renewal registrations, or from any other source shall be utilized in regulating the practice of optometry and paying the expenses of the board, including necessary clerk hire, legal expenses, and per diem and expenses of the members of the board as […]
