An applicant for a certificate of licensure who has been examined by the state board of another state which, through reciprocity, similarly accredits the holder of a certificate issued by the board of this state to the full privileges of practice within such state, on the payment of a fee of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to the board and on filing in the office of the board a true and attested copy of the the license, certified by the president or secretary of the state board issuing the same, and showing also that the standard requirements adopted and enforced by the board are equal to that provided by this state, may, without further examination, receive a certificate of licensure, provided that such applicant has not previously failed at an examination held by the board of this state. The issuance of a certificate of licensure by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 73 - Professions and Vocations
Chapter 19 - Optometry and Optometrists
§ 73-19-3. Who may practice; examination and license
§ 73-19-7. Board of optometry; appointment; qualifications
§ 73-19-9. Officers of board; meetings; rules and regulations
§ 73-19-11. Secretary of board; bond required
§ 73-19-13. Compensation of secretary and members; how paid
§ 73-19-15. Official seal; records required
§ 73-19-17. Examination; qualifications
§ 73-19-19. Examination; effect of failure; certificate of licensure
§ 73-19-25. Certificates of other states; when and how recognized
§ 73-19-29. Physicians, druggists and merchants may sell spectacles
§ 73-19-33. Complaints against optometrists
§ 73-19-35. Processing of complaints
§ 73-19-37. Investigation of complaint; notice to accused optometrist