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of the human eye, including its associated structures; "(3) optometrist' means an individual licensed to engage in the præetien -of-optomet» y in the District of

“(4) perxou-menu-aux-natural-person, corporation, association, company; firm, partnership, or society; “(5)—individual meas-only a natural person; and "(6) State-means the States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories

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Delete: Insert Sec. 2-511 D.Ċ. Code as amen "See 1. The Commissioners shall issue a license to by order of the Commissioners dated September 26, 1930 14 practice optometry in the District of Columbia to any in No. 31772 in lieu thereof

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“(1) isnt-lenst-twenty-one years of age;

"(2)—is of gunt meal-eliameter:

“(i)izmeutally compotent;

“(4) Imantisfied the Commissioners that he has

had a preliminary education equivalent to the comple

tion of a four-year course of study in un nccredited high school,

"(5) has completed a preoptometric_course_of_at lenst two venrnat-college-level;

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pletion of a course of study of not-less-than four years; “(7)—has-passed-written, oral, and-practical-exmuinations-as-prescribed-by-the Commissioners in the following-subjects:-geo retrie, physical,-and-physiologi_el_opties:thesectie optometry and opties; anatomy, physiology and pathology, especially as they relate-to

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aminations given by the National Board of Optometry, but shall conduct their own oral and practical examinations; and

"(8) has paid all the required fees.

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20 reciprocity licenses to an individual who-holds-a-license to 21 practice optometry in another State. An applicant- for a 22_reciprocity license may, at the discretion of the Commis23 siopers, be licensed without-a-written-examination--but he 24 must be given and successfully pass a practical-and oral

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“(2)_the_liceuse of the applient-shall-not-have been suspended or revoked by any-Stato for-any-cause9 which is the basis for suspension-or-revocation of a license under this Act (other than for nonpayment -et-feuw)—unless such liceuse-has been reinstated by such. State and is in full force and effect at_the_time_of_the application for a reciprocity license under this section;

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"(3) the applicant for a reciprocity liceuso has not failed to pass an examination for a licenso- under- this Act in the District of Columbia after his-admission to

—practice_in_another_State;

"(4) the applicant for a reciprocity license has

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FintheDistrict of Columbia within one year after such license 3-has-been-granted.—the-- Commissioners may rovoke - such 3 license at any time before such individual..actually begins £ the practice of optometry-in-the-Distr et of Columbia. 5 "SEC. 6. Every license issued in accordance with the 6 provisions of this Act shall automatically be renewed an7mally upon application by the holder of the license and paySment of the annual renewal fec. Such annual renewal fee 9 shall be fixed by the Commissioners. If the holder of a 10 license fails to renew his license in accordance with this 11 section, such license shall be suspended and such individual 12 shall not thereafter practice optometry in the District of 13 Columbia until such license shall be reinstated or a new 14 license issued to him under this Act. If such individual 15 thereafter applies for reinstatement of his license, it shall. 16 automatically be reinstated upon payment of all intervening 17 renewal and other fees. If such individual fails to have his 18 license reinstated within five years after the date it is sus19 pended under this section, he shall not thereafter be licensed 20 to practice optometry in the District of Columbia until he 21 shall have passed a practical examination given by the Com22 missioners and paid all intervening renewal and other fees. 29 "SEC. 7. (a) The Connnissioners are authorized (A) 24 to refuse to issue, renew, or restore any license authorized 25 by this Act, and (B) to suspend or revoke any license

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provision of this Act or any of the regulations promul

gated by the Commissioners undor this Act;

"(5) chronic or persistent inebriety, or the habitual use of narcotics;

"(6) afliction with a contagious or infectious discase which, in the opinion of the Com nissioners, renders the practice of optometry by the licensee or applicant for a license, dangerous to the public health;

"(7) conduct which isqualifies the licensee from practicing optometry with safety to the public;

"(8) advertising directly or indirectly the performance of optometric service or any part thereof, including

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