Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 244.11. Transitional provisions

(a) Notwithstanding its repeal pursuant to section 12(a)  1, all valid licenses issued prior to the effective date of this act under the provisions of the act of March 30, 1917 (P.L. 21, No. 10), referred to as the Optometry Practice Law  2 shall continue with full force and validity during the period for which issued. For the subsequent license period, and each license period thereafter, the board shall renew such licenses without requiring any license examination to be taken. However, applicants for renewal or holders of such licenses shall be subject to all other provisions of this act.

(b) All proceedings in progress on the effective date of this act shall continue to proceed under the former terms of the act under which they were originally brought.

(c) All offenses alleged to have occurred prior to the effective date of this act shall be processed under the former Optometry Practice Law.