CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND APPLY FOR A LICENSE ONLINE
INITIAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- Applicant shall be at least 18 years of age and of good moral character
- Applicant shall submit an application furnished by the Board (application portal available here)
- Applicant shall be a graduate of an accredited school or college of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.
- Certified copies of transcripts from undergraduate and optometry school are required.
- Applicant shall pass all Parts of National Boards*
- Applicant shall pass a Jurisprudence Examination
- A $500 application fee payable to Kentucky State Treasurer
- A $25 payment to cover cost of the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Database query
- Satisfactory FBI background report through Identogo
- Applicant shall furnish all other information requested by the Board as stated on the application
LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Applicant shall submit an application furnished by
the Board (application can be downloaded from
this website)
- Applicant shall furnish verification of being in active practice the past five (5) years
- Certified transcripts of undergraduate and optometry school are required
- A certificate of good standing from the board(s) where the applicant is currently licensed and from all state boards where the applicant has held a license in the past
- Copy of credential that proves the applicant is therapeutically licensed
- A $700 application fee payable to Kentucky State Treasurer
- A $25 fee to cover cost of a Healthcare Integrity and Protection Database query
- Applicant shall furnish all other information requested by the Board as stated on the application
- Satisfactory FBI background report
*Graduates of Accredited Optometry Schools in the graduating classes of 2020 through 2023 are not required to have passed Part III of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO®), including the Injections Skill Exam (ISE®).