Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2210 - State Board of Optometry
Chapter 2 - General Rules
Section 20 CSR 2210-2.020 - Licensure by Examination

(1) Every person applying for licensure as an optometrist shall have graduated from a school of optometry approved by the board.

(2) The board currently approves those schools of optometry which are accredited by the Council on Optometric Education.

(3) All applicants must pay the application fee and submit proof 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.

(4) All applicants for a license as an optometrist shall pass all parts of the examination administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) within three (3) years prior to licensure. Each applicant also shall pass an examination on Missouri Optometric law with a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or greater within one (1) year prior to licensure.

(5) In addition to the above requirements, all applicants for a license as an optometrist must be certified by the board as qualified to use pharmaceutical agents in accordance with the guidelines stated in 20 CSR 2210-2.080.