Delaware Code
Chapter 21. OPTOMETRY
§ 2110. Internship requirements; temporary licenses.

Every applicant, except those applicants who qualify for licensure by reciprocity, shall be required to complete a Board-approved 6-month internship in optometry. The internship shall be completed after the applicant has passed all parts of the national, written, standardized examination in optometry, which is approved by the Division, including the examination on the treatment and management of ocular disease (TMOD), approved by the Division.
The Board may grant temporary licenses to any candidate successfully passing the written examinations. The temporary license shall be issued only for the duration of the internship.

Structure Delaware Code

Delaware Code

Title 24 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 21. OPTOMETRY

§ 2100. Objectives.

§ 2101. Definition of practice of optometry.

§ 2102. Board of Examiners in Optometry; appointment; qualifications; terms of office; vacancies; suspension or removal; unexcused absences; compensation.

§ 2103. Organization; meetings; officers; quorum.

§ 2104. Powers and duties.

§ 2105. Fees.

§ 2106. License required.

§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective until Jan. 1, 2023].

§ 2107. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review [Effective Jan. 1, 2023].

§ 2109. Reciprocity.

§ 2110. Internship requirements; temporary licenses.

§ 2111. Certification and registration for successful applicants.

§ 2112. Issuance and renewal of licenses.

§ 2113. Grounds for refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses [Effective until Jan. 1, 2023].

§ 2113. Grounds for refusal, revocation or suspension of licenses [Effective Jan. 1, 2023].

§ 2114. Complaints.

§ 2115. Disciplinary sanctions.

§ 2116. Hearing procedures.

§ 2117. Reinstatement of a suspended license; removal from probationary status.

§ 2118. Exemptions.

§ 2119. Discrimination by state boards between optometrists and ophthalmologists forbidden.

§ 2120. Penalty.

§ 2121. Continuing education requirements.

§ 2122. Prescription requirements.

§ 2123. Duty to report conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline or inability to practice.