A person is exempt from the continuing education requirements of Section 351.308 if the person:
- (1) holds a license but does not practice optometry or therapeutic optometry in this state;
- (2) served in the regular armed forces of the United States during part of the most recent license term;
- (3) submits proof to the board that the person suffered a serious or disabling illness or physical disability preventing the person from complying with the requirements during the most recent license term; or
- (4) was first licensed during the period preceding the license renewal date.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 314), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.