Authority: IC 25-24-1-1

Affected: IC 25-24-1-3

Sec. 4. (a) Each applicant for an optometry license shall submit the following:

1. (1) The application fee required by 852 IAC 1-10-1.
2. (2) Official transcripts, certified by the attended school or college of optometry, recording courses, grades, certificates, and degrees earned in an optometry school accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).

3. (3) The official score report from the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO), with passing scores in all parts and examinations offered by the NBEO at the time of graduation from optometry school that test clinical optometric procedures taught in accredited schools and colleges of optometry, including the Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease examination. A failure in any part or examination of the NBEO is addressed in the following manner:

   1. (A) If an applicant has a total of four (4) failures in any or all parts or examinations of the NBEO, successful completion of additional training, evaluation, or testing may be required by the board prior to the granting of a license to practice.
   2. (B) If an applicant has a failure in a NBEO part or examination that has not been retaken and passed within a two (2) year period from the failure, the board may require all NBEO parts, examinations, and tests be repeated and passed prior to the granting of a license to practice.
4. (4) One (1) passport-quality photograph taken not earlier than one (1) year prior to the date of application, dated and signed on the back in the applicant's handwriting, "I certify that this is a true photograph of me.".
5. (5) Proof of current certification in basic life support or cardiopulmonary resuscitation given by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or a provider approved by the board.

(b) The board adopts the procedures and standards of the ACOE for approval of schools of optometry, and will only accept graduates of optometry schools accredited by the council as applicants for licensure, provided all other requirements are met.

(Indiana Optometry Board; 852 IAC 1-1.1-4; filed Jul 29, 1980, 9:35 a.m.: 3 IR 1507; filed Sep 1, 1981, 9:15 a.m.: 4 IR 2026; filed Feb 4, 1986, 2:22 p.m.: 9 IR 1373; errata, 9 IR 2064; filed Feb 13, 1992, 10:00 a.m.: 15 IR 1220; filed Jun 1, 1994, 5:00 p.m.: 17 IR 2333; readopted filed Jul 10, 2001, 3:00 p.m.: 24 IR 4238; filed Jan 16, 2003, 10:46 a.m.: 26 IR 1944; readopted filed Dec 1, 2009, 9:13 a.m.: 20091223-IR- 852090781RFA; readopted filed Jun 16, 2010, 12:14 p.m.: 20100630-IR-852090781RFA; filed Aug 30, 2012, 2:03 p.m.: 20120926-IR-852120164FRA; readopted filed Nov 29, 2018, 10:35 a.m.: 20181226-IR-852180403RFA; readopted filed Jan 2, 2024, 3:48 p.m.: 20240131-IR-852230760RFA; filed Oct 15, 2024, 2:19 p.m.: 20241113-IR- 852230737FRA)