320.270 Licensing by endorsement of persons from other states

320.270 Licensing by endorsement of persons from other states.

The board may license by endorsement an optometrist who holds a valid license that was

obtained by examination from another state or territory of the United States if the

applicant for licensure by endorsement:

(1) Has engaged in the active practice of optometry for at least five (5) years

immediately preceding his or her application for licensure;

(2) Has not committed any act that would constitute a violation of this chapter and the

administrative regulations promulgated under this chapter and is not the subject of

any pending or unresolved board action or malpractice suit in this or any other state

or territory;

(3) Meets all of the qualifications for regular state licensure as set forth by the board;

and

(4) Has completed and submitted an application for licensure by endorsement to the

board, submitted a nonrefundable fee to be determined by the board in

administrative regulations of no more than seven hundred dollars ($700), and has

authorized any state in which the applicant is licensed to submit information to the

board indicating whether or not the applicant is in good standing with the respective

state's licensing board.