645—180.2(154) Requirements for licensure.
	180.2(1) The following criteria applies to licensure:
	a. 	Submit a completed online application and pay the non-refundable licensure fee specified in rule 645—5.12(147,154).
	b. 	Applicants will submit proof of satisfactory completion of all educational requirements contained in Iowa Code chapter 154 including official copies of academic transcripts sent directly to the board from an accredited school or college of optometry.
	c. 	Applicants will submit proof of passing all current NBEO examinations.
	d. 	An applicant who has been licensed in another state will provide verification of license from the jurisdiction in which the applicant has most recently been licensed, sent directly from the jurisdiction to the board office. The applicant must also disclose any public or pending complaints against the applicant in any other jurisdiction. Web-based verification may be substituted for verification direct from the jurisdiction’s board office if the verification provides:
	(1)	Licensee’s name;
	(2)	Date of initial licensure;
	(3)	Current licensure status; and
	(4)	Any disciplinary action taken against the license.
	180.2(2) Reserved.
[ARC 7974C, IAB 5/15/24, effective 6/19/24]