LICENSE -- RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT -- CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

54-1522. LICENSE -- RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT -- CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. (1) License renewal and reinstatement shall be in accordance with section 67-2614, Idaho Code. (2) Effective January 1, 2021, every holder of a license to practice optometry must be certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents as provided in section 54-1501(3), Idaho Code, and in rules of the board. (3) Any license under this chapter issued to a licensee who has not met the qualifications and been certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to section 54-1501(3), Idaho Code, shall expire on December 31, 2020, and shall not be subject to renewal or reinstatement; provided however, that licensees who received their license prior to 1990 shall be excused from the provisions of this subsection, and their licenses shall be accorded grandfather rights.