Ohio Code 4725.12 – Written application for certificate of licensure
(A) Each person who desires to commence the practice of optometry in the state shall file with the executive director of the state vision professionals board an application for a certificate of licensure. The application shall be accompanied by the fee specified under section 4725.34 of the Revised Code and shall contain all information the board considers necessary to determine whether an applicant is qualified to receive the certificate of licensure. The application shall be made upon the form prescribed by the board and shall be verified by the oath of the applicant.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4725.12
- Certificate of licensure: means a certificate issued by the board under section 4725. See Ohio Code 4725.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- practice of optometry: means all of the following:
(1) The application of optical principles, through technical methods and devices, in the examination of human eyes for the purpose of ascertaining departures from the normal, measuring their functional powers, adapting optical accessories for the aid thereof, and detecting ocular abnormalities that may be evidence of disease, pathology, or injury;
(2) Employing, applying, administering, and prescribing instruments, devices, and procedures, other than invasive procedures, for purpose of examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of any disease, injury, or other abnormal condition of the visual system;
(3) Employing, applying, administering, and prescribing topical ocular pharmaceutical agents;
(4) Employing, applying, administering, and prescribing therapeutic pharmaceutical agents;
(5) Assisting an individual in determining the individual's blood glucose level by using a commercially available glucose-monitoring device. See Ohio Code 4725.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) To receive a certificate of licensure, an applicant must meet all of the following conditions:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) Complete satisfactorily a course of study of at least six college years;
(3) Graduate from a school of optometry approved by the board under section 4725.10 of the Revised Code;
(4) Pass the licensing examination accepted by the board under section 4725.11 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 9, 2023 at 12:35 PM