Frequently Asked Questions

You may check the status of your application in real time via our Online Services, using your User ID and password. If you lose your User ID and password, contact Licensure Support Services at (850) 488-0595 to get this information.

You may use our License Look-Up Search screen.

Any substantially affected person (i.e. a licensee or applicant) may seek a Declaratory Statement. Declaratory statements regarding an opinion of a board, or the department when there is no board, as to the applicability of a statutory provision, or of any rule or order of the board, or department when there is no board, as it applies to the licensees particular set of circumstances, pursuant to Section 120.565, Florida Statutes. The petition seeking a declaratory statement must state with particularity the licensees set of circumstances and must specify the statutory provision, rule, or order that the licensee believes may apply to the set of circumstances.

By visiting the board’s meetings page. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on either past or upcoming meetings. Review the meeting dates to locate the agenda you need, and the board’s agenda should be posted on the right under Materials.

To view a list of actively licensed practitioners, use the License Verification Search and select the county and profession from the drop-down list.

Scores are released within 14 days of the examination. Once all requirements are met and verified by board staff your license will be issued.

You will not be able to register with Prometric until you have received the Candidate Information Packet from Practitioner Reporting and Examination Services Unit (PRES). You may visit our examination pages at https://floridasoptometry.gov/resources/examination/ or contact PRES by telephone at (850) 245-4252 for information regarding the administration of the exam.

Yes. The initial biennium in which you are licensed, you will be required to complete one (1) hour of HIV/AIDS.

In order to re-take the laws and rules examination, there is an examination fee of $100.00.

Download the initial re-examination application from our Licensing page.

https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=64B13-5

No, Florida offers licensure by examination only.