§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective Jan. 1, 2023].
§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective Jan. 1, 2023]. (a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as an optometrist under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that such person: (1) Has received a degree of “doctor of optometry” from a legally […]
§ 2109. Reciprocity.
§ 2109. Reciprocity. The Board shall waive the internship requirement for an applicant holding a valid license to practice optometry issued by another jurisdiction and who has practiced for a minimum of 5 years in such other jurisdiction with standards of licensure which are equal to or greater than those of this chapter and grant […]
§ 2110. Internship requirements; temporary licenses.
§ 2110. Internship requirements; temporary licenses. Every applicant, except those applicants who qualify for licensure by reciprocity, shall be required to complete a Board-approved 6-month internship in optometry. The internship shall be completed after the applicant has passed all parts of the national, written, standardized examination in optometry, which is approved by the Division, including […]
§ 2100. Objectives.
§ 2100. Objectives. The primary objective of the Board of Examiners in Optometry, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter, from unsafe practices and from occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or […]
§ 2101. Definition of practice of optometry.
§ 2101. Definition of practice of optometry. (a) “Practice of optometry” means the examination or measurement by any subjective or objective means including automated or testing devices for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conditions of the human eye, lid, adnexa, and visual system as outlined below. (1) “Practice of optometry” includes all of the […]