1. (1) The fees authorized by the Optometry Practice Act (T.C.A. §§ 63-8-101, et seq.) and other applicable statutes to be established in amount by the Board are established as follows:

   1. (a) Application Fee – A non-refundable fee to be paid each time an application for initial licensure is filed. $150.00
   2. (b) Reinstatement Fee – A non-refundable fee to be paid each time an application for reinstating an expired $200.00 license is filed.
   3. (c) Duplicate Licensure $25.00
   4. (d) Licensure Renewal Fee – A non-refundable fee to be $275.00 paid biennially by all licensees except Inactive Volunteers. This fee also applies to licensees who reactivate a retired license or who reactivate an inactive license.
   5. (e) Biennial State Regulatory Fee $10.00
   6. (f) Inactive Volunteer Licensure Renewal Fee $0.00
2. (2) All fees may be paid in person, by mail or electronically by cash, check, money order, or by credit and/or debit cards accepted by the Division. If the fees are paid by certified, personal or corporate check they must be drawn against an account in a United States Bank, and made payable to the Tennessee Board of Optometry.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-8-112, 63-8-115, and 63-8-119. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 15, 1981; effective July 22, 1981. Amendment filed October 13, 1983; effective November 14, 1983. Repeal and new rule filed November 30, 1990; effective January 14, 1991. Amendment filed August 2, 1995; effective October 16, 1995. Amendment filed December 11, 1998; effective February 23, 1999. Amendment filed September 13, 2002; effective November 27, 2002. Amendment filed June 10, 2004; effective August 24, 2004. Amendment filed October 18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005. Amendment filed July 29, 2015; effective October 27, 2015. Amendments filed March 26, 2024; effective June 24, 2024.