Section 58-16a-302 - Qualifications for licensureAn applicant for licensure as an optometrist shall:
(1) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;(2) pay a fee as determined by the division under Section 63J-1-504;(3)(a) be a doctoral graduate of a recognized school of optometry accredited by the American Optometric Association's Accreditation Council on Optometric Education; or(b) be a graduate of a school of optometry located outside the United States that meets the criteria that would qualify the school for accreditation under Subsection (3)(a), as demonstrated by the applicant for licensure;(4) if the applicant graduated from a recognized school of optometry prior to July 1, 1996, have successfully completed a course of study satisfactory to the division, in consultation with the board, in general and ocular pharmacology and emergency medical care;(5) have passed examinations approved by the division in consultation with the board that include: (a) a standardized national optometry examination;(b) a standardized clinical examination; and(c) a standardized national therapeutics examination; and(6) meet with the board and representatives of the division, if requested by either party, for the purpose of evaluating the applicant's qualifications for licensure.Amended by Chapter 415, 2022 General Session ,§ 67, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session ,§ 23, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 238, 2016 General Session ,§ 14, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 305, 2014 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/13/2014.Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session