1. (a) Except as provided in 12 AAC 48.020, to qualify for a license to practice optometry, an applicant must provide verification of having passed

   1. (1) not earlier than four years immediately preceding the date of application, parts I, II, and III of the written and practical examination, and the Injections Skill Examination (ISE), offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) with a minimum passing score as determined by the NBEO;
   2. (2) not earlier than four years immediately preceding the date of application, the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (TMOD) examination offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry; and
   3. (3) the Alaska State Optometry Law examination covering the provisions of AS 08.72 and this chapter with a passing score of at least 90 percent.
2. (b) The Alaska State Optometry Law Examination is an open book examination. The department will provide electronic examination and study materials to an approved applicant and will notify an applicant when material is available using the electronic mail address provided on the applicant's completed application. A completed electronic examination must be submitted to the department within 30 days after the department sends the electronic mail message, as shown by the date-stamp on the message. At an applicant's request or if an electronic mail address is not provided by the applicant, examination and study materials will be mailed directly to the applicant. An examination completed by mail must be returned to the department within 30 days after mailing, as shown by the postmark dates.

(Eff. 6/14/80, Register 74; am 4/22/83, Register 86; am 2/26/89, Register 109; am 3/20/93, Register 125; am 4/24/97, Register 142; am 11/2/2002, Register 164; am 9/17/2003, Register 167; am 10/16/2011, Register 200; am 12/2/2012, Register 204; am 11/29/2017, Register 225; am 8/7/2021, Register 239)

Authority: AS 08.72.050, AS 08.72.160