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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 824; in 1973, chapter 90; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapters 365<\/a> and 436<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 744<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 268<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1470027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368632,"identifier":"54.1-3211","token":"54.1\/III\/32\/2\/54.1-3211","url":"\/54.1-3211\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3211\/","token":"54.1\/III\/32\/2\/54.1-3211","dublin_core":{"Title":"Examination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall set the necessary standards to be attained in the examinations to entitle the candidate to receive a license to practice optometry.<\/p>

The Board<\/span> may determine a score that it considers satisfactory on any written examination of the National Board<\/span> of Examiners in Optometry.<\/p>

Those persons licensed on or before June 30, 1997, to practice optometry in the Commonwealth but not certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents may continue to practice optometry but may not administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents without satisfying the requirements of this section. Those persons licensed after June 30, 1997, shall be considered as certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents. After June 30, 2004, every person who is initially licensed to practice optometry in the Commonwealth shall meet the qualifications for a TPA-certified optometrist<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXAMINATION (\u00a7 54.1-3211)\n\nThe Board shall set the necessary standards to be attained in the examinations\nto entitle the candidate to receive a license to practice optometry.\n\nThe Board may determine a score that it considers satisfactory on any written\nexamination of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.\n\nThose persons licensed on or before June 30, 1997, to practice optometry in the\nCommonwealth but not certified to administer diagnostic pharmaceutical agents\nmay continue to practice optometry but may not administer diagnostic\npharmaceutical agents without satisfying the requirements of this section. Those\npersons licensed after June 30, 1997, shall be considered as certified to\nadminister diagnostic pharmaceutical agents. After June 30, 2004, every person\nwho is initially licensed to practice optometry in the Commonwealth shall meet\nthe qualifications for a TPA-certified optometrist.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-380 through 54-382; 1972, c. 824; 1973, c. 90; 1988,\nc. 765; 1996, cc. 365, 436; 2004, c. 744; 2023, c. 268.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}