32-1723. Licensure by endorsement


The board shall waive the written examination requirements of this chapter if all of
the following are true:


1. The applicant submits a license or a certified copy of a license to practice
optometry issued by the regulatory board of another jurisdiction of the United States
that has licensure requirements that the board determines meet or exceed the requirements
of this chapter.


2. The license of the applicant has not been suspended or revoked by any other
licensing jurisdiction of the United States for any cause that is a ground for suspension
or revocation of a license under this chapter.


3. The applicant has been engaged in the practice of the profession of optometry
continuously in the other licensing jurisdiction for not less than four of the five years
immediately preceding the application or in the military.


4. The information provided by national data banks designated by the board has
successfully verified the applicant.


5. The applicant meets the requirements of section 32-1722 concerning good moral
character.