Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-90-301. Examinations--Fees

(1) Successfully passed all examinations as the board may require in the rules of the board, to include, but not be limited to, clinical examinations if required; and

(2) Registered and received a certificate of registration which shall have conspicuously printed on its face the definition of optometry set forth in § 17-90-101.

(1) At least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(2) A successful candidate having passed all parts of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry examination since January 1, 1997; and

(3) A graduate of a college of optometry that has been accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association.

(d)(1) Beginning July 1, 2003, the board will issue licenses only for optometric physicians to persons who meet:

(2) A person who was licensed as an optometrist before July 1, 2003, and who does not meet the standard for licensure as an optometric physician may continue to renew the license as an optometrist but may only practice in the manner prescribed by the rules of the board.