2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Health Care
Article 40 - Optometrists
§ 12-40-109. Examination - licenses

(1) The applicant shall take and submit test scores from the board-approved exam. The examination shall be of such a character as to test the qualifications of the applicant to practice optometry.

(2) Each person who makes a passing grade on the practical and clinical examination and who is otherwise qualified shall be granted a license signed by the board. The license provided for in this section shall be in such form and wording as may be adopted by the board. The optometrist shall display his or her license for viewing by his or her patients, as provided in section 12-40-115. An application for initial licensure as an optometrist shall be accompanied by a processing fee in an amount to be determined by the board pursuant to section 24-34-105, C.R.S.

(3) Any person denied a license under this article and believing himself aggrieved thereby may pursue the remedy for review as provided under article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., if such action is instituted within a period of sixty days after the date of denial.

(4) A person who fails to pass the examination provided for in this section may retake the examination the next time said examination is given.