Sec. 08.72.140. Qualifications for licensure.

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An applicant for licensure as an optometrist

(1)shall be a graduate of a school or college of optometry recognized by the board;

(2)may not have committed an act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted a violation of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter at the time the act was committed;

(3)may not have been disciplined by an optometry licensing entity in another jurisdiction and may not be the subject of a pending disciplinary proceeding conducted by an optometry licensing entity in another jurisdiction; however, the board may consider the disciplinary action and, in the board's discretion, determine if the person is qualified for licensure;

(4)shall have successfully completed

(A)the written and practical portions of an examination on ocular pharmacology approved by the board that tests the licensee's or applicant's knowledge of the characteristics, pharmacological effects, indications, contraindications, and emergency care associated with the prescription and use of pharmaceutical agents;

(B)a nontopical therapeutic pharmaceutical agent course of at least 23 hours approved by the board or an examination approved by the board on the treatment and management of ocular disease; and

(C)an optometry and nontopical therapeutic pharmaceutical agent injection course of at least seven hours approved by the board or equivalent training acceptable to the board; and

(5)shall meet other qualifications for licensure as established under this chapter and regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.72.050 ; the regulations must include qualifications for licensees who hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number that address training in pain management and opioid use and addiction.