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The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.

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Statutes› Title 26› Chapter 030› § 1716a

Title 26 : Professions and Occupations

Chapter 030 : Optometry

Subchapter 003 : Examinations and Licenses

(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1716a)

  • § 1716a. Renewal [Effective until July 1, 2028; see also § 1716a effective July 1, 2028, set out below]

    Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided that the person applying for renewal completes at least 40 hours of continuing education, approved by the Board, during the preceding two-year period and holds a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification. (Added 1987, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 216 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 35, § 31; 2019, No. 30, § 12; 2025, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2028.)

  • § 1716a. Renewal [Effective July 1, 2028; see also § 1716a effective until July 1, 2028, set out above]

    (a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided that the person applying for renewal completes at least 40 hours of continuing education, approved by the Board, during the preceding two-year period and holds a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.

    (b) Licensees holding an advanced therapeutic procedures specialty pursuant to subchapter 5 of this chapter shall, during each two-year licensure period, complete an additional five hours of continuing education, approved by the Board, in the advanced procedures. (Added 1987, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 216 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2009, No. 35, § 31; 2019, No. 30, § 12; 2025, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2028.)