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CELMO Eligibility Requirements


The Optometrist must:
  • have a doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree from a school or college of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).
  • have been engaged in active practice for three of the last four years.
  • hold the highest level of prescriptive authority in the state in which they practice.
  • be in good standing with every state board from which a license is currently held.
  • report all disciplinary actions taken by any state board.
  • pay all applicable CELMO fees.

CELMO will obtain reports from the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) and the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) regarding the applicant. CELMO will perform primary source verification of credentials.

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