Download as PDF
320.270 Licensing by endorsement of persons from other states.
The board may license by endorsement an optometrist who holds a valid license that
was obtained by examination from another state or territory of the United States if
the applicant for licensure by endorsement:
(1) Has engaged in the active practice of optometry for at least five (5) years
immediately preceding his or her application for licensure;
(2) Has not committed any act that would constitute a violation of this chapter and
the administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter and is not the
subject of any pending or unresolved board action or malpractice suit in this or
any other state or territory;
(3) Meets all of the qualifications for regular state licensure as set forth by the
board; and
(4) Has completed and submitted an application for licensure by endorsement to
the board, submitted a nonrefundable fee to be determined by the board in
administrative regulations of no more than seven hundred dollars ($700), and
has authorized any state in which the applicant is licensed to submit
information to the board indicating whether or not the applicant is in good
standing with the respective state's licensing board.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 361, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. -Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 256, sec. 10, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 337, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1954 Ky. Acts
ch. 183, sec. 8
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
