§ 61-2-8 — Qualifications for licensure as an optometrist

Each applicant for licensure as an optometrist shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant: A. has reached the age of majority; and B. has graduated and been awarded a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college of optometry approved and accredited by the board. In the event the applicant applies for licensure by endorsement, the applicant shall have been awarded a doctor of optometry degree from a school or college of optometry, approved and accredited by the board, which had a minimum course of study of four thousand clock hours of instruction leading to that degree.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 67-1-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 353, § 7; 2021, ch. 70, § 7;