Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
(1) The board may issue a license to practice
optometry by endorsement and without examination to an individual licensed in
another state, territory, country, or province which the board determines has
licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements in
Missouri. The applicant shall provide the following documentation to the board:
(A) A completed application with the
application fee;
(B) Proof that the
applicant has successfully completed an optom-etry licensure examination in any
state, territory, country, or province substantially equivalent to the
licensure examination accepted for licensure in Missouri;
(C) With the exception of government service,
proof that the applicant has been engaged in active clinical practice in the
state, territory, country, or province in which the applicant is currently
licensed for at least three (3) years in the five (5) years immediately
preceding the application;
(D)
Proof that the applicant is registered or certified in the state from which
s/he is applying for endorsement to use pharmaceutical agents at the highest
level granted in that state with the requirements established in that state for
registration and/or certification being substantially equivalent to the
requirements in this state;
(E)
Certification from each state in which s/he is or was or has been licensed
verifying that the applicant is or was in good standing and has never had
his/her license to practice in any state disciplined in any manner and that the
applicant is not the subject of any pending complaints;
(F) Proof of submission of fingerprints to
the Missouri State Highway Patrol's approved vendor for both a Missouri State
Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background
check. Any fees due for fingerprint background checks shall be paid by the
applicant directly to the Missouri State Highway Patrol or its approved vendor;
and
(G) Such additional information
as the board may request to determine eligibility for licensure by
endorsement.
(2) The
board may require an endorsement applicant to successfully complete an oral
interview, an oral examination, or a clinical examination if it is determined
by the board that the current competency of the candidate requires additional
evaluation.
(3) All applicants for
licensure by endorsement shall satisfactorily complete a written examination on
Missouri Optometric Law with a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or greater
within one (1) year prior to licensure.
*Original authority: 336.160.1, RSMo 1939, amended 1947,
1963, 1981, 2007.
