Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 105 - BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY
Section 18VAC105-20-16 - Requirements for TPA certification
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 105-20-16
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. An applicant for licensure shall meet the following requirements for TPA certification:
1. Complete a full-time, postgraduate or
equivalent graduate-level optometric training program that is approved by the
board and that shall include a minimum of 20 hours of clinical supervision by
an ophthalmologist; and
2. Submit a
passing score on the TPA certification examination, which shall be TMOD or be
TPA-certified by an examination satisfactory to the board.
B. A candidate for certification by the board who fails the examination as required in subdivision A 2 of this section, following three attempts, shall complete additional postgraduate training as determined by the board to be eligible for TPA certification.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3223 of the Code of Virginia.
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