Application for Licensure

PURPOSE: This rule states where to secure an application. (1) Application for a Missouri license as an optometrist must be made on the forms provided by the board. All applications must be complete prior to board consideration. All documents and transcripts which are necessary to complete the application, must be received in the board office prior to board consideration. An application more than one (1) year old must be updated prior to licensure. (2) Application forms and a list of currently approved colleges may be obtained by writing the State Board of Optometry. A copy of the current statutory provisions and board rules regarding the practice of optometry shall be provided with the application form. A copy of the application form, approved colleges, and the statutes and rules can also be downloaded from the board’s website. The website address is http://pr.mo.gov/optometrists.asp. AUTHORITY: sections 336.040 and 336.160.1, RSMo Supp. 2007.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 210-2.010. Original rule filed Dec. 19, 1975, effective Dec. 29, 1975. Amended: Filed March 13, 1980, effective June 12, 1980. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Oct. 14, 1981, effective Jan. 14, 1982. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 1985, effective Dec. 26, 1985. Emergency amendment filed Oct. 11, 1990, effective Oct. 21, 1990, expired Feb. 17, 1991. Amended: Filed Sept. 5, 1990, effective April 29, 1991. Amended: Filed Aug. 13, 1991, effective Jan. 13, 1992. Amended: Filed Jan. 13, 1992, effective May 14, 1992. Amended: Filed May 21, 1993 effective Nov. 8, 1993. Amended: Filed Sept. 13, 1995, effective March 30, 1996. Amended: Filed June 28, 2002, effective Dec. 30, 2002. Moved to 20 CSR 2210-2.010, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Dec. 5, 2007, effective June 30, 2008. *Original authority: 336.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 2007 and 336.160.1, RSMo 1939, amended 1947, 1963, 1981, 2007.