(a) Examination Application Fee $150.00.
(b) License Without Examination Application Fee $305.00.
(c) Therapeutic Certification Application Fee $85.00.
(d) Optometric Glaucoma Specialist License Application Fee $55.00.
(e) Initial Therapeutic License Fee: $55.00 plus $5.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $60.00. Beginning January 1, 2021, a fee of $265.36 plus $6.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee for biennial renewal: $271.36.
(f) License Renewal.
(1) Fee for licenses renewed on or before the January 1 expiration date:
(2) License fee for late renewal, one to 90 days late.
(3) License fee for late renewal, 91 days to one year late.
(4) Late fees (for all renewals with delayed continuing education) $420.72.
(g) Provisional License $75.00.
(h) Initial Limited Faculty License $50.00.
(i) Duplicate License, Renewal Certificate, Therapeutic Certificate or Optometric Glaucoma Specialist Certificate (lost, destroyed, or name change) $25.00.
(j) Retired License.
(1) Optometrist and Therapeutic Optometrist: $210.36 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $211.36.
(2) Optometric Glaucoma Specialist: $220.00 plus $1.00 fee required by House Bill 2985, 78th Legislature. Total fee: $221.00.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, the renewal fee for biennial renewal is:
(k) Retired License to Active License Application Fee. For individuals holding Retired License making application for active license. $30.00.
(l) Request for Criminal History Evaluation Letters $125.00.
(m) Fee for official license verification: $40.00.
(n) Fee for list of optometrists: $65.00.
Source Note: The provisions of this §273.4 adopted to be effective May 30, 1985, 10 TexReg 1582; amended to be effective November 3, 1987, 12 TexReg 3878; amended to be effective August 18, 1989, 14 TexReg 3808; amended to be effective January 1, 1992, 16 TexReg 7488; amended to be effective September 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 5745; amended to be effective February 15, 1996, 21 TexReg 877; amended to be effective August 2, 1998, 23 TexReg 7562; amended to be effective October 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 8748; amended to be effective August 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 7173; amended to be effective September 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 6678; amended to be effective December 28, 2003, 28 TexReg 11258; amended to be effective December 6,2005,30 TexReg 8096; amended to be effective November 26, 2006, 31 TexReg 9455; amended to be effective December 4, 2007, 32 TexReg 8826; amended to be effective September 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 7516; amended to be effective December 24, 2009, 34 TexReg 9211; amended to be effective June 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 4717; amended to be effective November 28, 2010, 35 TexReg 10232; amended to be effective February 14, 2016, 41 TexReg 967; amended to be effective September 6, 2016, 41 TexReg 6695; amended to be effective December 6, 2017, 42 TexReg 6795; amended to be effective December 9, 2019, 44 TexReg 7540; amended to be effective December 13, 2021, 46 TexReg 8350