Title 201 | Chapter 005 | Regulation 021E
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STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY
201 KAR 5:021E
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
BOARD OF OPTOMETRIC EXAMINERS
(Emergency Amended at ARRS Committee)
201 KAR 5:021E.Licensure Compliance Review.
Section 1.
For all initial licenses approved by the Board for individuals who graduated optometry school between 2020 and(1)
National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Part 1 results(2)
NBEO Part 2 and TMOD results; and(3)
NBEO Part 3 results or results of the American Board of Optometry (ABO) board certification exam.Section 2.
A licensee may submit a passing score of the Optometry Examining Board of Canada (OEBC) Part 1 to satisfy the requirements of Section 1(1) of this emergency administrative regulation if the OEBC Part 1 test was taken by the licensee or test results were submitted by the licensee to the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners between July 30, 2025, and April 15, 2026.Section 3.
The ABO board certification exam shall be utilized for this limited purpose and for the specific review of licenses.Section 4.Section 3.
Any licensee who has not met the requirements of Section 1 of this emergency administrative regulation shall not perform the following procedures until all required results are submitted, reviewed, and accepted by the Board:(1)
Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT);(2)
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT);(3)
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy (LPI); or(4)
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) capsulotomy.Section 5.Section 4.
The Board shall provide written notice to the Office of the Attorney General when the credentialingHISTORY: COMPILER'S NOTE: 2025 RS HB 6, enacted by the General Assembly on March 27, 2025, altered the information to be provided at the time an administrative regulation is filed. Aside from formatting changes necessary to upload the regulation into the LRC's publication application, this regulation has been published as submitted by the agency.
FILED WITH LRC: May 12, 2026
CONTACT PERSON: Christi LeMay, Executive Director, 100 Consumer Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, (502) 234-2114, christi.lemay@ky.gov
STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY
201 KAR 5:021E
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
BOARD OF OPTOMETRIC EXAMINERS
(Emergency Amended at ARRS Committee)
201 KAR 5:021E.Licensure Compliance Review.
Section 1.
For all initial licenses approved by the Board for individuals who graduated optometry school between 2020 and 2023, the following examinations shall be taken and a passing score shall be submitted and in the possession of the Board prior to license renewal for 2027:(1)
National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Part 1 results;(2)
NBEO Part 2 and TMOD results; and(3)
NBEO Part 3 results or results of the American Board of Optometry (ABO) board certification exam.Section 2.
A licensee may submit a passing score of the Optometry Examining Board of Canada (OEBC) Part 1 to satisfy the requirements of Section 1(1) of this emergency administrative regulation if the OEBC Part 1 test was taken by the licensee or test results were submitted by the licensee to the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners between July 30, 2025, and April 15, 2026.Section 3.
The ABO board certification exam shall be utilized for this limited purpose and for the specific review of licenses.Section 4.
Any licensee who has not met the requirements of Section 1 of this emergency administrative regulation shall not perform the following procedures until all required results are submitted, reviewed, and accepted by the Board:(1)
Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty (ALT);(2)
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT);(3)
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy (LPI); or(4)
Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) capsulotomy.Section 5.
The Board shall provide written notice to the Office of the Attorney General when the credentialing review is complete.HISTORY: COMPILER'S NOTE: 2025 RS HB 6, enacted by the General Assembly on March 27, 2025, altered the information to be provided at the time an administrative regulation is filed. Aside from formatting changes necessary to upload the regulation into the LRC's publication application, this regulation has been published as submitted by the agency.
FILED WITH LRC: May 12, 2026
CONTACT PERSON: Christi LeMay, Executive Director, 100 Consumer Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, (502) 234-2114, christi.lemay@ky.gov