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320.280 Renewal certificates.
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All optometrists desiring to continue practice shall annually, prior to March 1,
secure from the secretary-treasurer of the board a renewal certificate upon the
payment of a fee of not more than two hundred dollars ($200). Not later than
February 15 of each year the board shall notify by mail all optometrists of the
renewal date and fee. Application for a renewal shall be upon a form prescribed by
the board and the optometrist shall furnish the information required by the form.
As a prerequisite for license renewal, all optometrists now or hereafter licensed in
the Commonwealth of Kentucky are and shall be required to take annual courses of
study in subjects relating to the practice of optometry to the end that the utilization
and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances, and the
achievement of research will assure expansive and comprehensive care to the
public. The annual courses of study shall include the course described in KRS
214.610(1) at least one (1) time every ten (10) years, but the board may in its
discretion require completion of the course more frequently. The length and content
of study shall be prescribed by the board but shall not exceed eight (8) hours in any
calendar year, with the exception of those optometrists who are authorized to
prescribe therapeutic agents who shall be required to have additional credit hours of
continuing education in ocular therapy and pharmacology, the amount of required
credit hours to be determined by the board, but not to exceed an additional
seventeen (17) credit hours, for a total not to exceed twenty-five (25) credit hours
per year. Attendance shall be at a course or by a sponsor approved by the board.
Attendance at any course or courses of study is to be certified to the board upon a
form provided by the board and shall be submitted by each licensed optometrist at
the time he makes application to the board for the renewal of his license and
payment of his renewal fee. The board may waive the continuing education
requirement in cases of illness or undue hardship.
Failure of any optometrist to secure his renewal certificate within sixty (60) days
after March 1, shall constitute sufficient cause for the board to revoke his license.
Effective: June 21, 2001
History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 12, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 361, sec. 7, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts
ch. 256, sec. 11, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 443, sec. 11, effective June 13,
1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 313, sec. 5, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts
ch. 37, sec. 1. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 1. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts
ch. 183, sec. 9.
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