West Virginia § 30-8-12 Temporary permits

West Virginia Statutes

§ 30-8-12 — Temporary permits

West Virginia § 30-8-12

Ch. 30PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 8OPTOMETRISTS

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W. Va. Code § 30-8-12 (2026).

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(a)Upon proper application and the payment of a fee, the board may issue, without examination, a temporary permit to engage in the practice of optometry in this state.

(b)If the permittee receives a passing score on the examination, a temporary permit expires thirty days after the permittee receives the results of the examination.

(c)If the permittee receives a failing score on the examination, the temporary permit expires immediately.

(d)An applicant under this subsection may only be issued one temporary permit. Upon the expiration of a temporary permit, a person may not practice as an optometrist until he or she is fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permittee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days.

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(a) Upon proper application and the payment of a fee, the board may issue, without examination, a temporary permit to engage in the practice of optometry in this state.

(b) If the permittee receives a passing score on the examination, a temporary permit expires thirty days after the permittee receives the results of the examination.

(c) If the permittee receives a failing score on the examination, the temporary permit expires immediately.

(d) An applicant under this subsection may only be issued one temporary permit. Upon the expiration of a temporary permit, a person may not practice as an optometrist until he or she is fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permittee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days.

(e) A temporary permittee under this section shall work under the supervision of a licensee, with the scope of such supervision to be defined by the board by legislative rule.