Verified October 10, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What optometrists miss in Kansas
- Every applicant must show professional liability insurance in an amount the board accepts.
- The licensing authority of the other state supplies a sworn statement that the license was never limited, suspended or revoked.
- Applications are requested from the board's Executive Officer; the board's 2026 exam was held July 10, 2026.
How does an optometrist licensed elsewhere get a Kansas license?
Reciprocal licensure is at the board's discretion for optometrists actively practicing in another state for the three years before applying. That state must have equivalent requirements and grant Kansas licensees a like privilege. Applicants pass a Kansas law exam and any clinical practice exam the board requires.
- By endorsement
- Practice required: 3 years immediately preceding the application
- Board: Kansas Board of Examiners in Optometry
Citation: K.S.A. 65-1505(d)
Does Kansas require a law exam?
Reciprocity applicants pass an examination on Kansas law given by the board.
- Board law exam
Does Kansas give its own exam or interview?
The statute lets the board require a clinical practice exam of reciprocity applicants when it deems one necessary.
Licensing in Kansas?
We prepare every supporting document and a question-by-question guide, order your verifications and NBEO scores, and track the file to a decision; you answer, sign, pay the board and sit every exam. A license is $699 per state, or $799 where the state gives its own exam or interview.