Illinois Code § 225 ILCS 80/14

A person shall be qualified for initial licensure as an optometrist
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)

 
Sec. 14. 
A person shall be qualified for initial licensure as an optometrist
if that person has applied in writing in form and substance satisfactory to
the Department and who:

 
 
(1) (blank);

 
 
(2) has graduated, after January 1, 1994, from a 
 
program of optometry education approved by the Department or has graduated, prior to January 1, 1994, and has met substantially equivalent criteria established by the Department; 

 
 
(3) (blank); and

 
 
(4) has met all examination requirements including 
 
the passage of a nationally recognized examination authorized by the Department. Each applicant shall be tested on theoretical knowledge and clinical practice skills.

program of optometry education approved by the Department or has graduated, prior to January 1, 1994, and has met substantially equivalent criteria established by the Department;
the passage of a nationally recognized examination authorized by the Department. Each applicant shall be tested on theoretical knowledge and clinical practice skills.

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