The State Board of Optometry shall, by regulation, establish educational and examination requirements for licensure to ensure the competence of optometrists to practice pursuant to this chapter. Satisfactory completion of the educational and examination requirements shall be a condition for the issuance of an original optometrist license or certifications pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 549, Sec. 4. (AB 443) Effective January 1, 2018.)