Application for Licensure

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 Iden​togo
  • 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®).
: Application for Licensure