# KRS § 320.230: 320.230 Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Compensation

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## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 320.230
- **Heading:** 320.230 Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Compensation
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 320 / Section 320.230

## Text

320.230 Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners -- Appointment --

Qualifications -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Compensation.

(1) The Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners shall consist of five (5) members

appointed by the Governor. Four (4) members shall be Kentucky licensed practicing

optometrists whose licenses are in good standing and who are appointed by the

Governor from a list containing three (3) names for each appointment recommended

by the Kentucky Optometric Association. One (1) member shall be a citizen at large

who is not associated with or financially interested in the practice or business

regulated. The members shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until their

successors are appointed and qualified. They shall receive per diem compensation

to be determined by administrative regulations promulgated by the board, not to

exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day for attending board

meetings. Members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the

performance of their duties under this chapter.

(2) Each optometrist member shall be a Kentucky licensed practicing optometrist in

good standing for not less than five (5) years immediately preceding his or her

appointment to the board. The member shall not be in any way connected with or

interested in any optometric school, college, or institution of learning or optometric

supply business.

(3) Any vacancy occurring on the board as the result of a member not completing the

term for which he or she was appointed shall be filled, for the unexpired term, in the

same manner as is provided in subsection (1) of this section for the appointment of

members.

(4) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction

of business.

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