Section 4725.12 | Written application for certificate of licensure and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate.
(A) Each person who desires to commence the practice of optometry in the state shall file with the executive director of the state vision professionals board an application for a certificate of licensure and a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate. The application shall be accompanied by the fees specified under section 4725.34 of the Revised Code and shall contain all information the board considers necessary to determine whether an applicant is qualified to receive the certificates. The application shall be made upon the form prescribed by the board and shall be verified by the oath of the applicant.
(B) To receive a certificate of licensure and a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate, an applicant must meet all of the following conditions:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) Complete satisfactorily a course of study of at least six college years;
(3) Graduate from a school of optometry approved by the board under section 4725.10 of the Revised Code;
(4) Pass the licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:04 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- March 9, 1999 – House Bill 553 - 122nd General Assembly [ View March 9, 1999 Version ]
- January 21, 2018 – Amended by House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly [ View January 21, 2018 Version ]
- October 9, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly [ View October 9, 2021 Version ]
- April 6, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 509 - 134th General Assembly [ View April 6, 2023 Version ]