SECTION 505:10-7-3. Renewal after revocation

(a)   Renewal after revocation for failure to pay fees . The Board shall have discretion to issue a new certificate of registration to any of its licensees whose certificate has been revoked for failure to pay the annual license fee. The Board may, at is discretion, issue a new certificate upon payment all annual license fees then due and owing for all years since the revocation of the certificate plus payment of a reinstatement fee of three times annual fee. Prior to issuance of such a new certificate, the Board may, in its discretion, require the applicant to establish his knowledge of Optometry by passing such examinations, including as the Board may deem appropriate, all or part of either state or national board examinations. The applicant may also be required to furnish proof, acceptable to the Board, of good moral character during the period of revocation, and that the applicant has not been convected of any felony offense at any time.

(b)   Renewal of certificates in circumstances of possible misconduct by licensee . If information comes to the Board's attention that the applicant for issuance of a new license after revocation may have engaged in conduct either before or during the period of revocation which, had the applicant been a current licensee, might have resulted in discipline by the Board, the Board may, prior to issuing a new certificate of registration, conduct a hearing to determine if misconduct has occurred which should result in the denial of a new certificate of registration. The Board may decline to issue a new certificate of authority for any misconduct which could result in the suspension or revocation of a certificate under applicable statutes or rules of the Board. Any such hearing shall be conducted with the same notice and procedures employed in keeping the Optometry statutes, the Board's rules and the Administrative Procedures Act. If at the conclusion of the hearing, the Board determines by clear and convincing evidence that applicable statutes or rules have been violated and that a new certificate of registration should not be issued, it will so hold in a written order.

[Source: Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3655, eff 7-27-98]