An applicant for licensure as a licensed dispensing optician who is licensed or registered in another state shall be accorded the full privileges of practice within this state, upon the payment of a fifty-dollar fee and the submission of a certified copy of the license or certificate issued by such other state, without the necessity of examination, if the state vision professionals board determines that the applicant meets the remaining requirements of division (B) of section 4725.48 of the Revised Code. The board may require that the applicant have received a passing score, as determined by the board, on an examination that is substantially the same as the examination described in division (A) of section 4725.48 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §130.11, eff. 1/21/2018.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.
Effective Date: 07-26-1991 .