§ 33-23-109 — Examinations; licensure; qualifications; reciprocity

Wyoming § 33-23-109

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 23: OPTOMETRISTS

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(a) Any applicant for licensure under this act is required
to pass the examination series administered by the National
Board of Examiners in Optometry, or its successor agency, or any
other examination specified by the board in rule. The applicant
shall be a graduate of an optometric school or college
accredited by a regional or professional accreditation
organization which is recognized or approved by the council on
postsecondary accreditation or the United States Department of
Education (USDE) or the Council on Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA), or their successor agencies. Examinations
shall cover subjects designated by the board.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 78, § 2.
(c) In addition to satisfying the requirements under
subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for licensure under
this act shall provide the board fingerprints and other
information necessary for a criminal history record background
check as provided under W.S. 7-19-201.
(d) The board of examiners, pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201,
shall establish fees for the standard examination, initial
license and the annual renewal of the license. Every
optometrist who desires to continue the practice of optometry
shall annually, on or before April 1, pay the board the required
renewal fee. A license which has expired due to failure to
renew may be reinstated by the board upon receipt of the renewal
fee and reinstatement and late fees set by the board in
accordance with W.S. 33-1-201 provided the request for
reinstatement is received in the board office no later than June
30 of the year in which the license expired. An optometrist who
previously notified the board that he had retired may renew his
license by submitting renewal fees for each year in which no
license was issued and a reinstatement fee within three (3)
years of the expiration date of the last license held. Upon
retirement from active practice, an optometrist shall notify the
board in writing.
(e) The board may issue a license by endorsement to engage
in the practice of optometry to an applicant who is currently
licensed in another United States or Canadian jurisdiction with
substantially equivalent requirements as Wyoming and who meets
Wyoming requirements for licensure by endorsement. Applicants
for licensure by endorsement shall comply with standards set
forth in board rules.