License; Renewal; Retirement; Resumption of Practice

(a)Each license shall be renewed annually on or before October 1 of each year by the licensee remitting to the secretary of the Board the proper fee and proof of continued education as required by regulation of the Board. Notice of renewal shall be sent to each licensee by the Board before October 1 of each year. Failure to renew his or her license on or before November 1 shall subject the licensee to such late charge as shall be determined by regulation of the Board not to exceed the limit set forth in this Chapter. Any license not renewed by December 31 of each year shall be automatically revoked. Upon receipt of the renewal certificate, each licensee shall attach a copy of the same to his or her certificate of license.

(b)Each optometrist applying for the renewal of his or her license shall furnish to the secretary of the Board satisfactory evidence that he or she has attended in the preceding year, at least one

(1)day of a continuing education program approved by the Board. The secretary shall send a written notice of the continuing education requirements at least thirty

(30)days prior to September 1 in each year to the last known address of the licensee. Failure of a licensee to meet such annual continuing educational CH. 12 MEDICAL PRACTICES - PART I requirements shall be grounds for the revocation of his or her license. Any license revoked because of the failure to meet the continuing education requirements shall be reinstated by the Board upon the presentation of evidence of continuing study of a standard approved by the Board and the payment of all fees due.

(c)Before engaging in the practice of optometry and after a license has been issued to him, each registered optometrist shall notify the secretary of the Board in writing of the address at which he or she intends to begin practice, and subsequently of the changes in his or her business address or location. Any notices the Board is required to give a licensee shall legally have been given when delivered to the latest address furnished by the licensee of the Board.

(d)Continuing education credits in early childhood development and literacy as prescribed by the Board and that conforms with the Department of Public Health and Social Services regulations shall be required for renewal of licensure under this Article.