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April 28, 2025
The requirements for an Optometry Faculty Certificate are as follows. Applicants must:
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April 28, 2025
Approximately 90 days prior to your license expiration, board staff will mail your renewal form. Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status […]
April 28, 2025
The requirements for licensure as a Certified Optometrist are as follows. Applicants must: Please note, pursuant to Florida law, incomplete applications (applications in which documentation of […]
April 28, 2025
To be licensed as an Optometrist in Florida through the MOBILE Endorsement pathway you must meet the following qualifications, as required by Section 456.0145, Florida Statutes:
April 28, 2025
Current licenses expires at midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2027. To ensure you receive your renewal notification from the department, your current mailing address must […]
April 28, 2025
If you are a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who was in good standing with the board at the […]
April 28, 2025
If you volunteer your services in public schools for a minimum of 80 hours a year or if retired, at least 400 hours a year, you […]
March 27, 2025
Effective July 1, 2012, Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes (F.S.), provides that health care boards or the department shall refuse to issue a license, certificate or registration […]
March 27, 2025
Applicants with prior criminal convictions are required to submit the following: Final Dispositions/Arrest Records – Final disposition records for offenses can be obtained at the clerk of […]
March 27, 2025
Applicants with prior disciplinary actions are required to submit the following: Board Actions – Certified copies of document(s) relative to any disciplinary action taken against any license. […]
March 27, 2025
If a “Yes” response is provided to any of the questions in the health history section, provide the following documents directly to the board office: A […]