| Every individual before beginning the practice of optometry in |
| this State must pass an examination before the board. The board |
| shall provide an opportunity for applicants to take the |
| examination at least twice per year. At the discretion of the |
| board, the examination may consist of tests in basic sciences; in |
| anatomy and physiology of the eye; pathology; practical, |
| theoretical and physiological optics; practical and theoretical |
| optometry; clinical diagnosis and therapeutics; and other phases |
| of optometric knowledge and skill the board determines to be |
| essential. The board shall require that a new applicant pass |
| Parts I, II and III of the National Board of Examiners in |
| Optometry examination, including all sections of the Treatment |
| and Management of Ocular Diseases (TMOD) examination. An |
| individual who has applied to be examined shall appear before the |
| board at the time and place the board designates and, before the |
examination, shall pay to the board a sum not in excess of $200 |
| $400 as established by the board. All applicants successfully |
| passing the examination must be licensed to practice optometry. |
| The board may require applicants who have failed to pass the |
| licensure examination 3 times to enroll in a course of continuing |
| education as prescribed by the board. |
