§ 5-35.1-2. Qualifications to practice optometry.
Every applicant for licensure shall present satisfactory evidence in the form of affidavits properly sworn to that he or she:
(1) Is of good moral character; and
(2) Has graduated from a school or college of optometry that maintains a course in optometry of not less than four (4) years and is approved by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) or other accrediting body as approved by the board; and
(3) Has successfully passed a national examination or other examinations approved by the department and the board; and
(4) Any other qualifications as may be established in rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 305, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 433, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Section 5-35.1-1. - Definitions.
Section 5-35.1-2. - Qualifications to practice optometry.
Section 5-35.1-3. - Application for examination and license.
Section 5-35.1-4. - Fee for license.
Section 5-35.1-5. - Registration of optometrists from other states.
Section 5-35.1-7. - Renewal of license to practice optometry.
Section 5-35.1-8. - Use of title of doctor.
Section 5-35.1-9. - Acts constituting unlawful practice of optometry.
Section 5-35.1-10. - Unlawful sale of spectacles.
Section 5-35.1-11. - Freedom of choice for eye care.
Section 5-35.1-11.1. - Subcontracted optometry network.
Section 5-35.1-13. - Board of optometry — Appointment of members.
Section 5-35.1-14. - Board — Compensation of members.
Section 5-35.1-15. - Receipts.
Section 5-35.1-16. - Minimum examination of patient.
Section 5-35.1-17. - Persons exempt from requirements.
Section 5-35.1-18. - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license for unprofessional conduct.
Section 5-35.1-19. - Construction of glass lenses — Violations — Penalty.
Section 5-35.1-20. - Penalty for violations.
Section 5-35.1-21. - Prosecution of violations.