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§19302
Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 151: OPTOMETRISTS
Subchapter 3: LICENSURE
§19304

§19303. Licensure by endorsement

1.  Board to establish process.  The board shall establish a process to issue a license by endorsement to a license applicant who presents proof of licensure by another jurisdiction of the United States or a territory of the United States as long as the other jurisdiction or territory maintains substantially equivalent license requirements for the licensed profession or occupation and as long as:  
A. The license applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the license applicant holds or has held a license. For purposes of this paragraph, "good standing" means that the license applicant does not have a complaint, allegation or investigation pending, does not have a license that is suspended or subject to practice restrictions and has never surrendered a license or had a license revoked;   [PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).]
B. Cause for denial of a license does not exist under section 19402 or under any other applicable law;   [PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).]
C. The license applicant pays the fee, if any, pursuant to section 19202, subsection 3 and Title 10, chapter 901; and   [PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).]
D. The license applicant passes a jurisprudence examination.   [PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).]
[PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).]
2.  Rules.  The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.  
[PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2023, c. 580, §8 (NEW).
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