18 Va. Admin. Code § 105-20-16

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024

Section 18VAC105-20-16 - Requirements for TPA certification

A. An applicant for licensure shall meet the following requirements for TPA certification:

1. Complete a full-time, postgraduate or equivalent graduate-level optometric training program that is approved by the board and that shall include a minimum of 20 hours of clinical supervision by an ophthalmologist; and

2. Submit a passing score on the TPA certification examination, which shall be TMOD or be TPA-certified by an examination satisfactory to the board.

B. A candidate for certification by the board who fails the examination as required in subdivision A 2 of this section, following three attempts, shall complete additional postgraduate training as determined by the board to be eligible for TPA certification.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 105-20-16

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 4, eff. November 30, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 20, eff. July 12, 2006; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 06, eff. 12/11/2019.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3223 of the Code of Virginia.