# KRS § 320.270: 320.270 Licensing by endorsement of persons from other states

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.270

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 320.270
- **Heading:** 320.270 Licensing by endorsement of persons from other states
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 320 / Section 320.270

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 320.200 320.200 Declaration of legislative policy concerning practice of optometry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.200.md)
- [KRS § 320.210 320.210 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.210.md)
- [KRS § 320.220 320.220 Licensure requirement -- Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.220.md)
- [KRS § 320.230 320.230 Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Vacancies -- Quorum -- Compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.230.md)
- [KRS § 320.240 320.240 Board's meetings, officers, powers, and duties -- Licensure and classification of optometrists -- Board to have sole authority over practice of optometry -- Authorization to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents and certain oral medications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.240.md)
- [KRS § 320.242 320.242 Immunity from liability of board members and employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.242.md)
- [KRS § 320.250 320.250 Eligibility for license -- Examinations -- Applications for license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.250.md)
- [KRS § 320.260 320.260 Holder of existing license exempt from examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.260.md)
- [KRS § 320.270 320.270 Licensing by endorsement of persons from other states](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.270.md)
- [KRS § 320.280 320.280 Renewal certificates -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.280.md)
- [KRS § 320.290 320.290 Display of licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.290.md)
- [KRS § 320.295 320.295 Prohibition against false, misleading, or deceptive advertising](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.295.md)
- [KRS § 320.300 320.300 Unlawful practices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.300.md)
- [KRS § 320.310 320.310 Causes for refusal, limitation, revocation, or suspension of licenses -- Restitution or fines -- Branch offices -- Expungement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXVI_C320_S320.310.md)

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