(a) Upon payment of a fee in an amount set by the Board,
the Board may license applicants who have not taken Part III of the
National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) and who:
(1) have no pending disciplinary actions in the state,
district, or territory in which the applicant is licensed;
(2) have never had their license suspended or revoked;
(3) meet all requirements of the Act;
(4) are currently licensed as a therapeutic optometrist
in good standing in another state, the District of Columbia, or territory
of the United States;
(5) have passed an examination that is equivalent or
superior to the examination required by §351.253 of the Act;
and
(6) have, for at least five of the seven years preceding
the application date, been:
(A) actively engaged in the practice of therapeutic
optometry; or
(B) engaged in full-time teaching at an accredited
college of optometry or medicine.
(b) The applicant must furnish a certificate of good
standing from the jurisdictions where licensed. The certificate must
establish that:
(1) the applicant's license has never been suspended
or revoked;
(2) there are no pending disciplinary actions against
the applicant; and
(3) the applicant is presently authorized to practice
therapeutic optometry without restrictions.
(c) An examination is deemed equivalent or superior
to the examination required by §351.253 of the Act if at the
time the applicant took the examination, the examination met the requirements
of §351.256 of the Act.
(d) The applicant shall take and pass the jurisprudence
examination administered by the Board.
(e) The applicant must have complied with §271.2
of this chapter (relating to Applications for Licensure as Therapeutic
Optometrist). The completed application with all supporting documents
must be received by the Board not later than 30 days before the date
of the Board meeting at which the application is to be considered.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §271.5 adopted to be effective October 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 8747; amended to be effective December 28, 2003, 28 TexReg 11258; amended to be effective August 27, 2023, 48 TexReg 4665 |