AZ OPTOMETRY LAW CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 FULL ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
⩥ What is the time frame for licensure by examination? by
endorsement? renewal of a license? Answer: Examination: 75 days
Endorsement: 75 days
Renewal: 45 days
⩥ If the board denies a license, certificate, or approval, what information
will be included in the written notice to the applicant? Answer: 1. the
reason for the denial, with citations to supporting statues/rules
2. applicant's right to seek fair hearing to appeal it
3. time for appealing it
4. right to request an informal settlement conference
⩥ What makes an individual eligible for licensure by endorsement?
Answer: 1. graduated from accredited opto program
,2. is licensed to practice the profession of optometry in another state that
has licensing requirements that the board determines to meet or exceed
AZ's
3. has engaged in the practice of optometry continuously in the other
state or miliatary for at least 4 of the 5 years before the date of
application
4. has not had license to practice of optometry suspended or revoked by
any licensing jurisdiction for a cause that is a ground for suspension or
revocation of a license in az
⩥ What score is needed to pass the jurisprudence examination? Answer:
75% or higher
⩥ What information is tested on the jurisprudence exam? Answer:
knowledge of az's statues and rules relating to the practice of optometry
in az
⩥ How long before submitting application can you take the exam? (ie
how long before applying for az license can you take the az law exam?)
Answer: 6 months prior
,⩥ If you fail the exam, what can you do? Answer: retake the exam ONE
TIME within the deficiency time frame (ie 60 days) of the related
application for licensure
⩥ If you fail the exam TWICE, what do you do? Answer: *1. wait at
least 6 months from the date of the second taking of the exam*
2. submit a NEW application form
3. submit a full set of readable fingerprints, with money for DPS
4. submit passport quality photo, taken within 6 mo of new application
and signed across bottom
5. submit self query from national practitioner data bank healthcare
integrity and protection data bank, within 3 mo before new application
6. submit application fee
⩥ When the license is issued, what does the applicant need to do?
Answer: pay the license issuance fee within 60 days
-fee is $450
, --paid biennial
⩥ What information should be included for CE hours? Answer: a. name
of CE provider
b. title
c. COPE course identifier number
d. dates of attendance
e. number of hours of attendance (& number of hours of practice
management, if taken)
f. licensee's dated signature affirming that the info provided is true &
correct
⩥ What else do you need to renew your license? Answer: 1. license
renewal application
2. license renewal fee
3. certificate of special qualification fee (if needed)
PAPER 2026 FULL ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
⩥ What is the time frame for licensure by examination? by
endorsement? renewal of a license? Answer: Examination: 75 days
Endorsement: 75 days
Renewal: 45 days
⩥ If the board denies a license, certificate, or approval, what information
will be included in the written notice to the applicant? Answer: 1. the
reason for the denial, with citations to supporting statues/rules
2. applicant's right to seek fair hearing to appeal it
3. time for appealing it
4. right to request an informal settlement conference
⩥ What makes an individual eligible for licensure by endorsement?
Answer: 1. graduated from accredited opto program
,2. is licensed to practice the profession of optometry in another state that
has licensing requirements that the board determines to meet or exceed
AZ's
3. has engaged in the practice of optometry continuously in the other
state or miliatary for at least 4 of the 5 years before the date of
application
4. has not had license to practice of optometry suspended or revoked by
any licensing jurisdiction for a cause that is a ground for suspension or
revocation of a license in az
⩥ What score is needed to pass the jurisprudence examination? Answer:
75% or higher
⩥ What information is tested on the jurisprudence exam? Answer:
knowledge of az's statues and rules relating to the practice of optometry
in az
⩥ How long before submitting application can you take the exam? (ie
how long before applying for az license can you take the az law exam?)
Answer: 6 months prior
,⩥ If you fail the exam, what can you do? Answer: retake the exam ONE
TIME within the deficiency time frame (ie 60 days) of the related
application for licensure
⩥ If you fail the exam TWICE, what do you do? Answer: *1. wait at
least 6 months from the date of the second taking of the exam*
2. submit a NEW application form
3. submit a full set of readable fingerprints, with money for DPS
4. submit passport quality photo, taken within 6 mo of new application
and signed across bottom
5. submit self query from national practitioner data bank healthcare
integrity and protection data bank, within 3 mo before new application
6. submit application fee
⩥ When the license is issued, what does the applicant need to do?
Answer: pay the license issuance fee within 60 days
-fee is $450
, --paid biennial
⩥ What information should be included for CE hours? Answer: a. name
of CE provider
b. title
c. COPE course identifier number
d. dates of attendance
e. number of hours of attendance (& number of hours of practice
management, if taken)
f. licensee's dated signature affirming that the info provided is true &
correct
⩥ What else do you need to renew your license? Answer: 1. license
renewal application
2. license renewal fee
3. certificate of special qualification fee (if needed)
