Licensing Examination is the only means by which licensure is granted. The applicant must show evidence of graduation from a school of optometry which is recognized and approved by the Oregon Board of Optometry. New appplicants must also have satisfactoriy completed a course in pharmacology, as it applies to optometry. A license is issued after the applicant has paid the fees and passed the examination. Each optomitrist is required to notify the board in writing there place of practices address.
Licenses granted by the board become void when the holder terminates Oregon residency.
All money received by the board from licensing is deposited through the Health Division into the General Fund in the State Treasury and to be used for the amninistration and enforcement of ORS 683.010 to 683.335. All optometrists licensed in the State of Oregon are required to satisfactorily complete equivalent of 12 but not more than 30 hours in any two-year period. Continued education is for the purpose of maintaining and advancing the professional skills and abilities of such licensee and for the purpose of education of each licensee in the utilization and application of new techniques. Courses are to approved by the Board. Fraudulently obtaining a license 2.