Section 2. Opt 4.01 (Note) is repealed.
Section 3. Opt 4.02 (1) (c) (Note 1) and (Note 2) are repealed.
Section 4. Opt 4.02 (1) (d) is repealed and recreated to read:
Opt 4.02 (1) (d) A certified transcript of the coursework completed by the applicant submitted directly to the board from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.
Section 5. Opt 4.02 (1) (d) (Note) is repealed.
Section 6. Opt 4.02 (1) (e) (Note) is repealed and recreated to read:
Note: Application forms are available on the department’s website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112. An otherwise qualified applicant with a disability shall be provided with reasonable accommodations.
Section 7. Opt 4.02 (2) is amended to read:
Opt 4.02 (2) Applicants who have a pending criminal charge or have been convicted of any crime shall provide the board all related information necessary for the board to determine whether the circumstances of the pending criminal charge or conviction are substantially related to the circumstances of the licensed activity, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, Stats. Section 8. Opt 4.02 (3) is created to read:
Opt 4.02 (3) An application may not be considered by the board until the application is complete, including the requisite application materials under sub. (1), verification of examination scores from the National Board of Examiners in Optometry in accordance with s. Opt 4.03, or any other required information under this chapter. Section 9. Opt 4.03 (2) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
Opt 4.03 (2) (a) Parts I and II of the national board examination National Board of Examiners in Optometry, if the applicant has engaged in the practice of optometry for at least 5 years prior to January 1, 1996.
(b) Parts I, II, and III of the national board examination National Board of Examiners in Optometry, if the applicant has engaged in the practice of optometry for less than 5 years prior to January 1, 1996, or if the applicant graduated from an approved college of optometry a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education after December 1, 1995.
Section 10. Opt 4.03 (Note) is repealed.
Section 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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