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BPC § 3151

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Business and Professions Code - BPC
  2. DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]
  3. CHAPTER 7. Optometry [3000. - 3167.]
  4. ARTICLE 7. Revenue [3145. - 3152.5.]

(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a retired license to an optometrist who holds a license that is current.

(b) A licensee who has been issued a retired license is exempt from continuing education requirements pursuant to Section 3059. The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.

(c) The holder of a retired license shall not engage in the practice of optometry.

(d) An optometrist holding a retired license shall only be permitted to use the titles “retired optometrist” or “optometrist, retired.”

(e) The holder of a retired license issued for less than three years may reactivate the license to active status if the holder meets the requirements of Section 3147.

(f) The holder of a retired license issued for more than three years may reactivate the license to active status if the holder satisfies the requirements in Section 3147.6.

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