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Board briefs students on licensure steps, fees and CE; forms DOC recruitment work group
Summary
Staff walked students and applicants through the licensing process (Breeze, law exam, NBEO, fingerprints, fees, CE rules) and the board created a two‑member work group (members Tedar and Dawson) with a June 1, 2026 application deadline to recruit and recommend appointments to the Dispensing Optician Committee.
The board provided an extended licensing briefing intended for third‑ and fourth‑year optometry students and applicants. Staff explained the two‑part licensing application (part‑one law exam request; part‑two initial license application), the California law & regulations exam (administered by vendor PSI), the NBEO/T‑MOD pass requirements, and the fingerprint process (live scan in‑state; hard‑card roll for out‑of‑state applicants). Staff emphasized that applicants should begin fingerprinting right after filing the part‑one exam application to avoid delays.
Staff clarified fees: the part‑one law/exam application fee is $279 (of which $4 is for the National Practitioner Data Bank), the initial part‑two application for recent grads is $125 (broken into certification fees for TPA/lacrimal/glaucoma), live‑scan/hard‑card costs are additional and set by vendors, and the two‑year renewal fee is $534 (includes a $30 CURES fee for controlled‑substance tracking). CE requirements were reiterated: 50 hours per two‑year renewal cycle, including 35 ocular and 10 glaucoma credits; new grads licensed within one year of graduation are exempt for their first renewal but staff urged forming CE habits early.
After the licensing briefing the board considered recruitment for the Dispensing Optician Committee (DOC). Staff provided an application and had received several submissions; the board voted to create a two‑member work group of board members Dr. Tedar and Member Dawson to recruit, review applicants and make appointment recommendations to the full board. The work group will set the final application process and review timetable, with a board‑set application deadline of June 1, 2026 and a sunset for the work group of December 31, 2026.
