Sec. 20. All certificates issued by the Indiana state board of registration and examination in optometry issued prior to May 1, 1977, shall be deemed to be licenses for the practice of optometry. All applications for the practice of optometry and all renewal notices sent for the practice of optometry in Indiana shall be for licenses and not for certificates of registration. For the purposes of this chapter, all certificates of registration and renewals for certificates of registration for the practice of optometry shall be the same as licenses and renewals for licenses issued subsequent to May 1, 1977.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.172, SEC.40.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Chapter 1. Regulation of Optometrists ─ Creation of Board
25-24-1-1. Indiana Optometry Board; Organization; Powers and Duties
25-24-1-2. Meetings; Quorum; Record
25-24-1-3. Examination; Issuance of License; Applicant Licensed in Other State; Fees
25-24-1-3.2. Issuance of Limited License
25-24-1-4. Practice of Optometry Defined
25-24-1-4.5. Prohibition Against Changes and Substitutions
25-24-1-5. Application of Chapter to Physicians and Surgeons
25-24-1-5.5. Restrictions on Board Authority
25-24-1-12. Display of License
25-24-1-13. Compensation and Expenses of Board
25-24-1-14. License Renewal; Fee; Failure to Renew; Expiration of License; Inactive License
25-24-1-14.1. Continuing Professional Education; Renewal of License
25-24-1-17. Specific Violations