(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

A person shall be qualified for initial licensure as an optometrist if that person has applied in writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Department and who:

1. (1)
2. (blank) ;
3. (2) has graduated, after January 1, 1994, from a program of optometry education approved by the Department or has graduated, prior to January 1, 1994, and has met substantially equivalent criteria established by the Department;
4. (3)
5. (blank) ; and
6. (4) has met all examination requirements including the passage of a nationally recognized examination authorized by the Department. Each applicant shall be tested on theoretical knowledge and clinical practice skills.

(from Ch. 111, par. 3914)

(Source: P.A. 99-909, eff. 1-1-17.)