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Information About Renewal Applications
Optometry licenses expire on June 30 of odd years (e.g., 2011, 2013).
Several weeks before your license expiration date, a renewal notice will be mailed to the address on your record. This notice will explain how to access the online renewal application. To complete the online renewal application, you must use a credit card to pay your renewal fee.
Please keep your contact information in our records up-to-date so that notices we send will reach you. To check and update your contact information online, click Change Contact Information.
To renew, you will be asked for information about your continuing education (CE). For information on CE requirements, see Section 10.0 of the Board's Rules and Regulations. If you are licensed as a Therapeutic Optometrist, you will also be asked about current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification for adults and children. Following the renewal, a percentage of licensees will be randomly selected for audit of their CE and CPR certification follow ing the renewal.
How to Renew a Lapsed License
If you do not renew your license before the expiration date, your license will lapse. It is illegal to practice optometry while your license is lapsed.
You may renew a license for a period of one year after the expiration date by submitting an online renewal application, paying a late fee and attesting to completion of the required CE and maintaining CPR certification. However, if the license has been lapsed for more than one year, you must reapply and meet the requirement for licensure as a Therapeutic Optometrist. |
