Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 23 - STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
LICENSE BY RECIPROCITY AND INTERSTATE CERTIFICATION
Section 23.22 - Prior testing; experience; reciprocal agreements

Universal Citation: 49 PA Code ยง 23.22

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

An applicant shall furnish the Board with a statement, attested to by the secretary or president of the optometric board in the applicant's state of original licensure which avers that:

(1) The applicant received a license to practice optometry by passing examinations in subjects stated in the act at the time the applicant was examined.

(2) The applicant practiced optometry for at least 4 years continuously in the state of licensure, immediately prior to applying for reciprocity in this Commonwealth.

(3) The board of original licensure recommends the applicant for licensure to the Board.

The provisions of this §23.22 amended under section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 279.3a); and sections 3(a)(2) and (14) and 6(c)(2)(ii) of the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act (63 P. S. §§ 244.3(a)(2) and (14) and 244.6 (c)(2)(ii)).

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