Section 64-9-15 - West Virginia Board of Optometry(a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 28, 2023, authorized under the authority of §30-8-6 of this code, modified by the West Virginia Board of Optometry to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 16, 2023, relating to the West Virginia Board of Optometry (rules of the West Virginia Board of Optometry, 14 CSR 01), is authorized with the following amendments:
On page 6, by striking out all of subsection 11.1. and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection 11.1. to read as follows:
11.1. The Board may issue a temporary permit to practice optometry to an applicant who has graduated from an optometry school accredited by the Accreditation Council of Optometric Education or its successor. The applicant shall also meet the requirements of subsections 11.2-11.3. and pay the temporary permit fee required in the Board's rule, Schedule of Fees, W. Va. Code of State Rules, §14CSR5. The temporary permit may be issued before the applicant passes all sections of the prescribed exam administered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, its successor or equivalent. A certified copy of the applicant's accredited optometry school transcript indicating successful completion of the requirements for a doctorate degree in optometry must be submitted to qualify for a non-military temporary permit. The provisions of §14-1-18 of this rule establish alternative temporary permit requirements for members of the military and their spouses.; On page 6, subdivision 11.2.1. by striking out the words "parts I and II of";
On page 6, subdivision 11.2.1. by striking out the words "registration for the exam National Board exam";
On page 7, by striking out all of subsection 11.3 and renumbering the remaining subsections.
And,
On page 9, subsection 16.1. by striking the words "if the spouse" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "and".
(b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 28, 2023, authorized under the authority of §30-8-6 of this code, modified by the West Virginia Board of Optometry to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 15, 2023, relating to the West Virginia Board of Optometry (continuing education, 14 CSR 10), is authorized.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 31, 2023, authorized under the authority of §30-8-6 of this code, modified by the West Virginia Board of Optometry to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 16, 2023, relating to the West Virginia Board of Optometry (injectable pharmaceutical agents certificate, 14 CSR 11), is authorized with the following amendments: On page 3, after section 7, by adding a new section 8 to read as follows:
Amended by 2024 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 4110), eff. 3/9/2024.Amended by 2023 Acts, ch. 201 (SB 361), eff. 3/11/2023.Amended by 2022 Acts, ch. 171 (SB 334), eff. 3/12/2022.Amended by 2021 Acts, ch. 174 (SB 182), eff. 3/23/2021.Amended by 2020 Acts, ch. 212 (HB 4252), eff. 3/6/2020.Amended by 2018 Acts, ch. 147 (HB 4079), eff. 3/9/2018.Amended by 2017 Acts, ch. 144 (HB 2219), eff. 4/8/2017.Amended by 2016SP1 Acts, ch. 7 (SB 1017), eff. 6/17/2016.Amended by 2014 Acts, ch. 113 (HB 4039), eff. 3/8/2014.Amended by 2013 Acts, ch. 120 (HB 2689), eff. 4/13/2013.Amended by 2012 Acts, ch. 106 (HB 4139), eff. 3/10/2012.