Optometry, Board of Examiners in

Optometry, Board of Examiners in

Chapter 2: Requirements for Licensure

Effective Date: 04/09/2018 to 11/08/2021

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 056.0001.2.04092018

CHAPTER 2

REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE

Section 1. Statement of Purpose. These Board Rules are adopted to implement the Board's authority to establish the requirements for licensure.

Section 2. Application Status.

1. (a) For those applicants seeking licensure, competency shall be met during the timeframe identified immediately prior to submitting a completed application.
2. (b) Applications shall be deemed "complete" when all necessary documentation has been received by the Board office.
3. (c) Applications shall expire one year after submission. If an application expires, an applicant shall submit a new application, including payment of fee.

Section 3. ARC Review of Applications. An applicant for licensure or a volunteer certificate shall have committed no acts that are grounds for disciplinary action, or if the act was committed, the ARC has found after investigation that sufficient restitution has been made and the applicant no longer presents a threat to the public safety.

Section 4. Jurisprudence Examination.

1. (a) The ARC shall recommend eligibility to sit for the jurisprudence examination.
2. (b) To successfully pass the jurisprudence examination, the applicant shall score at least 75%.

Section 5. Licensure by Examination.

1. (a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek licensure by examination if the applicant graduated from a school or college accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and has never been licensed to practice as an optometrist in any state or is unable to apply by endorsement.
2. (b) Applicant Requirements. Applicant shall:
3. (i) Submit a completed application and payment of fee;
4. (ii) Submit acceptable fingerprint cards;
5. (iii) Request an official transcript from the optometry college or university to be sent directly to the Board Office;

(iv) Request a verification of successful passage of parts one (1), two (2) including passage of Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease, and three (3) of the examination administered by NBEO taken within five (5) years to be sent directly to the Board Office; and

(v) Successfully pass the jurisprudence examination.

Section 6. Licensure by Endorsement.

(a) Eligibility. An applicant may seek licensure by endorsement if the applicant has an active license in another jurisdiction.

(b) Application Requirements. An applicant shall:

(i) Submit a completed application and payment of fee.

(ii) Submit acceptable fingerprint cards;

(iii) Successfully pass the jurisprudence examination; and

(iv) Submit evidence that demonstrates competency including:

(A) Verification of licensure where the applicant holds an active license in another jurisdiction with licensure requirements as stringent as Wyoming; or

(B) Completion of twenty (20) hours of CE each year that meets the criteria in Chapter 3, Section 3 for the last five (5) years.

Section 7. License Type Designation.

All licenses issued by the Board will contain the letter 'T' following the license number to designate the holder as being qualified and authorized to use diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical agents in his/her practice.

Section 8. Volunteer's Certificate.

Any applicant that meets the qualifications under Wyoming Statute § 33-23-117 shall submit a completed application.