§459-8  Conduct of examinations.  Each
applicant whose application is received by the board after December 31, 1986,
shall pass all written examinations given by the National Board of Examiners in
Optometry.  Beginning January 1, 1991, each applicant shall also pass a
practical (Patient Care) examination administered by the National Board of
Examiners in Optometry.



The board shall state in its rules the
pass/fail cutoff scores for all required examinations.  The board shall accept
the passing scores of all National Board of Examiners in Optometry written
examinations if the examinations were passed in their entirety by the applicant
after December 31, 1986.  The board shall accept the scores of the practical
(Patient Care) examination only if the examination was passed by the applicant
after January 1, 1991.  The board may accept the scores of the National Board
of Examiners in Optometry written examinations passed before December 31, 1986,
and the National Board of Examiners in Optometry practical (Patient Care)
examination passed before January 1, 1991, if the examinations are determined
by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry to be substantially equivalent
to the current examinations and the applicant holds a current and valid license
under the laws of another state. [L 1917, c 187, §8; RL 1925, §1119; RL 1935,
§1377; RL 1945, §2808; am L 1949, c 58, §1(5); RL 1955, §68-8; HRS §459-8; am L
1981, c 36, §2; am L 1985, c 224, §8; am L 1992, c 21, §3; am L 1994, c 123,
§2; am L 1997, c 41, §1]



 



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  Disposal of examination papers, see §94-5.