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Florida law provides that an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days. Listed below is the current average number of days at which staff are processing each application type.
During the 1986 Legislation, Chapter 463, Florida Statutes, was amended requiring anyone applying for an Optometrist license to become a Certified Optometrist. The new law required the applicant to meet additional education and examination requirements.
