Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners

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