Fees

(1) The fees authorized by the Optometry Practice Act (T.C.A. §§ 63-8-101, et seq.) and other applicable statutes to be established in amount by the Board are established as follows: (a) Application Fee – A non-refundable fee to be paid each time an application for initial licensure is filed. $150.00 (b) Reinstatement Fee – A non-refundable fee to be paid each time an application for reinstating an expired $200.00 license is filed. (c) Duplicate Licensure $25.00 (d) Licensure Renewal Fee – A non-refundable fee to be $275.00 paid biennially by all licensees except Inactive Volunteers. This fee also applies to licensees who reactivate a retired license or who reactivate an inactive license. (e) Biennial State Regulatory Fee $10.00 (f) Inactive Volunteer Licensure Renewal Fee $0.00 (2) All fees may be paid in person, by mail or electronically by cash, check, money order, or by credit and/or debit cards accepted by the Division. If the fees are paid by certified, personal or corporate check they must be drawn against an account in a United States Bank, and made payable to the Tennessee Board of Optometry.