{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac105-20-16","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC105-20-16","heading":"Requirements for TPA certification","body":"A. An applicant for licensure shall meet the following requirements for TPA certification:\n\n1. Complete a full-time, postgraduate or equivalent graduate-level optometric training program that is approved by the board and that shall include a minimum of 20 hours of clinical supervision by an ophthalmologist; and\n\n2.  Submit a passing score on the TPA certification examination, which shall be  TMOD or be TPA-certified by  an examination satisfactory to the board.\n\nB. A candidate for certification by the board who fails the examination as required in subdivision A 2 of this section, following three attempts, shall complete additional postgraduate training as determined by the board to be eligible for TPA certification.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 105. Board of Optometry","Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Optometry"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency105/chapter20/section16/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:57Z","sha256":"68a0b757c288b3abebba55b9dc4fa62550ca98828f661975c6b5bb7ed9942f56","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac105-20-11","next":"us-va/18vac105-20-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}