Thirty (30) days before the upcoming license interview date.
Please contact the Board office for specific interview dates, which vary throughout the year.
Board license interviews are usually conducted in person during a Regular Board Meeting of the WV Board of Optometry. Additional special meetings may be called to accommodate additional license interviews. Please call or email the Board at info@wvbo.org for specific information about upcoming interview dates.
W. Va. Code St. R. §14-01-03 lists the required documents that must submitted with an application. Since 2011, applicants need to submit proof of a passing score on the NBEO’s injection skills examination (ISE). Information regarding West Virginia’s injection administration requirements is listed in W. Va. Code St. R. §14-11 and the Board Injection Packet.
BY MAIL:
West Virginia Board of Optometry
179 Summers Street
Suite 231
Charleston, WV 25301
PHONE: (304) 558-5901
FAX: (304) 558-5908
EMAIL: info@wvbo.org
Please click here or email us at info@wvbo.org for a complaint form. Once a complaint is filed with the Board, the optometrist named in the complaint has thirty (30) days to respond in writing to the Board. If a complaint does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Board of Optometry, it will be forwarded to the proper agency that does have jurisdiction.
The West Virginia Board of Optometry oversees optometrists in West Virginia.
Fee refunds do not fall within the jurisdiction of the West Virginia Board of Optometry.
All active licensed Optometrists in West Virginia are listed here in our online public registry.
Email us at info@wvbo.org or submit a written request via mail and send to: 179 Summers Street, Suite 231, Charleston, WV 25301
There is a $25.00 fee per single-license verification. There is a $200.00 fee for an electronic or hard copy of the complete list of all active licensed optometrists in West Virginia.
Fees can be paid by check, money order, certified check or credit card. To pay by credit card, please contact the Board office for additional informaiton.
Please contact us in writing via mail, fax or e-mail.
40 hours every two-year reporting period, due June 30th in even years (updated by WV Legislature in March 2024)
Maximum of 10 hours by internet or correspondence per two-year reporting period.
Licensed Optometrists in WV are required to complete 40 hours of Continuing Education every two years, due by June 30th of every even numbered.
The West Virginia Legislature updated the CE Requirements in March 2024 and include the following requirements for all licensees:
A minimum of 12 CE hours in ocular pharmacology or therapeutics.
No limit of hours taken in practice management.
No drug diversion CE is required for renewal.
A maximum of 10 hours may be taken by correspondence or the internet.
*Two hours of drug diversion is required for new licensees within first 12 months after license is issued.
Seven (7) years from the date of the last visit.
June 30th of every year.
$400.00 due by June 30th of every year.