California Business and Professions Code

§ 3046.1

BPC § 3046.1 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The board shall issue a temporary license to practice optometry to a person who applies for and is eligible for licensure pursuant to Section 3046, but who is unable to immediately take the Part III - Patient Encounters and Performance Skills Examination developed by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO), required for licensure under this chapter, due to the state of emergency, proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to Section 3046, the person shall also satisfy all of the following conditions:

(1)The person has never been previously licensed to practice optometry in any state in the United States.

(2)The person pays to the board the applicable fee of one hundred dollars ($100), or a fee in an amount as determined by the board, not to exceed the reasonable cost of administering this section and submits an application to be a temporary licensee, as described in subdivision (j), to the board.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 788, Sec. 26. (SB 776) Effective January 1, 2026.