State Boards of Optometry
State Boards of Optometry are the regulating bodies for the practice of optometry in states across the country. These agencies should be looked to for official positions and rulings as it relates to the practice of optometry in your state.
Alabama Board of Optometry
1431 Second Avenue, North
Bessemer, Alabama 35020
Phone: 205.481.9993
Fax: 205.481.9959
Contact person: Fred Wallace, O.D., Executive Director
Email: fred.wallace@optometry.alabama.gov
Website: optometry.alabama.gov
Alaska Board of Examiners in Optometry
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0806
Phone: 907.465.2691
Fax: 907.465.2974
Contact person: Joseph Bonnell, Records and Licensing Supervisor
E-mail: BoardOfOptometry@Alaska.Gov
Website: commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofOptometry.aspx
Arizona State Board of Optometry
1740 West Adams
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: 602.542.8155
Fax: 602.883.7253
Contact: optometry.az.gov/contact-us
Website: optometry.az.gov
Arkansas State Board of Optometry
4815 W. Markham St., Slot 70
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501.534.6139
Fax: 501.534.6026
Contact person: Suzette Weast, Director
Email: ADH.OptometryBoard@arkansas.gov
Website: aroptometry.org
California Board of Optometry
2450 Del Paso Road, Suite 105
Sacramento, California 95834
Phone: 916.575.7170
Fax: 916.575.7292
Consumer toll-free: 866.585.2666
Contact person: None listed
Email: optometry@dca.ca.gov
Website: optometry.ca.gov
Colorado State Board of Optometry
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: 303.894.7800
Fax: 303.894.7764
Contact person: None listed
Email: dora_optometryboard@state.co.us
Website: colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Optometry
Connecticut Board of Examiners for Optometrists
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, Connecticut 06134-0308
Phone: 860.509.7603
Fax: 860.509.8457
Contact person: None listed
Email: oplc.dph@ct.gov
Website: portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Board-of-Examiners-for-Optometrists/Board-of-Examiners-for-Optometrists
Delaware Board of Examiners in Optometry
Cannon Building
861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203
Dover, Delaware 19904
Phone: 302.744.4500
Fax: 302.739.2711
Contact person: None listed
Email: customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov
Website: dpr.delaware.gov/boards/optometry
District of Columbia Board of Optometry
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 877.672.2174
Fax: 202.727.8471
Contact person: None listed
Email: doh@dc.gov
Website: dchealth.dc.gov/service/optometry-licensing
Florida State Board of Optometry
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-07
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257
Phone: 850.245.4355
Fax: 850.922.8876
Contact: floridasoptometry.gov/contact/
Website: floridasoptometry.gov
Georgia State Board of Optometry
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217
Phone: 844.753.7825
Fax: 866.888.7127
Contact person: None listed
Email: sos.ga.gov/cgi-bin/email.asp
Website: sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/37
Hawaii Board of Examiners in Optometry
DCCA-PVL
Att: OPT
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, Hawaii 96801
Phone: 808.586.2708
Contact person: Christopher Fernandez, Executive Officer
Email: optometry@dcca.hawaii.gov
Website: cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/optometry
Idaho Board of Optometry
700 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83702-0063
Phone: 208.334.3233
Fax: 208.334.3945
Contact person: None listed
Email: opt@ibol.idaho.gov
Website: dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPortal/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=OPT
Illinois Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board
320 West Washington Street, Third Floor
Springfield, Illinois 62786
Phone: 888.473.4858
Contact person: None listed
Email: idfpr.com/profs/Email/prfGrp10.asp
Website: idfpr.com/profs/Optometry.asp
Indiana Optometry Board
402 West Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317.234.8800
Fax: 317.233.4236
Contact person: Rae Harman, Board Director
Email: pla14@pla.in.gov
Website: in.gov/pla/opt.htm
Iowa Board of Optometry
Lucas Office Building, Fifth Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
Phone: 515.281.0254
Fax: 515.281.3121
Contact person: None listed
Email: idph.iowa.gov/Contact-Us/Email/Subject/17
Website: idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Optometry
Kansas State Board of Examiners in Optometry
3109 W 6th Street, Suite B
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
Phone: 785.832.9986
Fax: 785.856.2323
Contact person: None listed
Email: kssbeo@ks.gov
Website: kssbeo.ks.gov
Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners
2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A240
Lexington, Kentucky 40504-3333
Phone: 859.246.2744
Fax: 859.246.2746
Contact: optometry.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx
Website: optometry.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners
P.O. Box 555
Oakdale, Louisiana 71463
Phone: 318.335.2989
Fax: 318.335.4090
Contact person: None listed
Email: lsboe@yahoo.com
Website: laoptometryboard.com
Maine State Board of Optometry
113 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0035
Phone: 207.624.8691
Fax: 207.624.8692
Contact person: Tina Carpentier, Board Secretary
Email: tina.carpentier@maine.gov
Website: maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/optometry/index.html
Maryland Board of Examiners in Optometry
Metro Executive Building
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215-2299
Phone: 410.764.4710
Fax: 410.358.2906
Contact person: None listed
Email: mdh.optometry@maryland.gov
Website: health.maryland.gov/optometry
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Optometry
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710
Boston, Massachusetts 02118-6100
Phone: 617.701.8712
Fax: 617.727.9932
Contact person: None listed
Email: optometry@mass.gov
Website: mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-optometry
Michigan Board of Optometry
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: 517.373.8068
Fax: 517.241.2389
Contact person: None listed
Email: BPL-BoardSupport@michigan.gov
Website: michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27546---,00.html
Minnesota Board of Optometry
335 Randolph Ave, Ste 210
Saint Paul, MN 55102-5501
Phone: 651.201.2762
Fax: 651.201.2763
Contact person: None listed
Email: optometry.board@state.mn.us
Website: mn.gov/boards/optometry
Mississippi State Board of Optometry
P.O. Box 12370
Jackson, Mississippi 39236-2370
Phone: 601.919.1343
Fax: 601.919.1432
Contact: msbo.ms.gov/contact-us/
Website: msbo.ms.gov
Missouri State Board of Optometry
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-1335
Phone: 573.751.0814
Fax: 573.751.8216
Contact person: None listed
Email: optometry@pr.mo.gov
Website: pr.mo.gov/optometrists.asp
Montana Board of Optometry
301 South Park, Fourth Floor
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, Montana 59620-0513
Phone: 406.841.2375
Fax: 406.841.2305
Contact person: Sharon Peterson, Executive Officer
Email: dlibsdopt@state.mt.us
Website: optometry.mt.gov
Nebraska Board of Examiners in Optometry
Licensure Unit
State Office Building
301 Centennial Mall South, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 402.471.2118
Fax: 402.742.8355
Contact person: None listed
Email: DHHS.MedicalOffice@nebraska.gov
Website: dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Optometry.aspx
Nevada State Board of Optometry
P.O. Box 1824
Carson, Nevada 89702
Phone: 775.883.8367
Fax: 775.305.0105
Email: nvoptometry.org/contact-us
Website: nvoptometry.org
New Hampshire Board of Registration in Optometry
7 Eagle Square
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-2412
Phone: 603.271.2152
Fax: 603.271.6702
Contact person: Sharon Canney
Email: Sharon.Canney@oplc.nh.gov
Website: oplc.nh.gov/optometry/index.htm
New Jersey State Board of Optometrists
P.O. Box 45012
Newark, New Jersey 07101
Phone: 973.504.6440
Fax: 973.273.8069
Email: askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us
Website: njconsumeraffairs.gov/opt
New Mexico Board of Optometry
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor
Santé Fe, New Mexico 87505
Mailing Address
PO Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 505.476.4622
Fax: 505.476.4665
Email: Optometry.Bd@rld.nm.gov
Website: rld.state.nm.us/boards/Optometry.aspx
New York State Board of Optometry
New York State Education Department
Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Licensing Services
Optometry Unit
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234-1000
Phone: 518.474.3817 ext. 250
Fax: 518.402.5354
Contact: eservices.nysed.gov/professions/contact-us/#/
Website: op.nysed.gov/prof/optom/
North Carolina Board of Optometry
109 North Graham Street
Wallace, North Carolina 28466
Mailing Address
PO Box 69 Wallace, NC 28466
Phone: 910.285.3160
Fax: 910.285.4546
Contact: ncoptometry.org/contact-us
Email: info@ncoptometry.org
Website: ncoptometry.org
North Dakota State Board of Optometry
586 Park Street
Dickinson, North Dakota 58601
Phone: 701.690.7937
Fax: 701.483.9501
Email: ndoptometryboard@gmail.com
Website: ndsbopt.org
Ohio Vision Professionals Board
77 South High Street, 16th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108
Phone: 614.466.9709
Fax: 614.995.5392
Email: Board@vision.ohio.gov
Website: vision.ohio.gov
Oklahoma State Board of Examiners in Optometry
2008 S. Post Road, Suite 200
Midwest City, Oklahoma 73130
Phone: 405.733.7836
Fax: 405.741.3060
Email: optboard@optometry.ok.gov
Website: optometry.state.ok.us
Oregon Board of Optometry
1500 Liberty Street SE, Suite 210
Salem, Oregon 97309
Phone: 503.399.0662
Fax: 503.399.0705
Email: Optometry.board@oregon.gov
Website: oregon.gov/obo/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania State Board of Optometry
One Penn Center
2601 N. Third Street
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-2649
Phone: 717.783.7155
Fax: 717.787.7769
Email: ST-OPTOMETRY@PA.GOV
Website: dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Optometry/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island Board of Examiners for Optometry
Department of Health
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, Rhode Island 02908
Phone: 401.222.7883
Fax: 401.222.1272
Contact person: Mike Martineau, Board Administrator
Email: jmichel.martineau@health.ri.gov
Website: health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=235
South Carolina Board of Examiners in Optometry
Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Phone: 803.896.4679
Fax: 803.896.4719
Contact person: Meredith Buttler, Administrator
Email: Meredith.Buttler@llr.sc.gov
Website: llr.sc.gov/opto
South Dakota Board of Examiners in Optometry
P.O. Box 6
Langford, South Dakota 57454
Phone: 605.279.2244
Fax: 605.493.6579
Email: sdoptboard@goldenwest.net
Website: doh.sd.gov/boards/optometry
Tennessee State Board of Optometry
665 Mainstream Drive, Second Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615.532.5090 or 800.778.4123
Fax: Not listed
Email: Unit3HRB.Health@tn.gov
Website: tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/opt-board.html
Texas Optometry Board
333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 2-420
Austin, Texas 78701-3942
Phone: 512.305.8500
Fax: 512.305.8501
Contact person: Chris Kloeris, Executive Director
Email: Chris.Kloeris@tob.texas.gov
Website: tob.state.tx.us
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing Optometry
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-6741
Phone: 801.530.6628
Fax: 801.530.6511
Contact person: Larry Marx, Bureau Manager
Email: lmarx@utah.gov
Website: dopl.utah.gov/od/index.html
Vermont Board of Optometry
Office of Professional Regulation
89 Main Street, Third Floor
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-3402
Phone: 802.828.1505
Fax: Not listed
Email: sos.renewalclerk@vermont.gov
Website: sos.vermont.gov/optometry
Virginia Board of Optometry
Perimeter Center
9960 Maryland Dr. Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: 804.597.4132
Fax: 804.527.4471
Email: optbd@dhp.virginia.gov
Website: dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Optometry
Washington State Board of Optometry
PO Box 47852
Olympia, Washington 98589
Phone: (360) 236-4841
Contact person: Kristina Bell
Email: Kristina.Bell@doh.wa.gov
Website: doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Optometrist
West Virginia Board of Optometry
179 Summers Street, Suite 231
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: 304.558.5901
Fax: 304.558.5908
Contact: wvbo.org/contact-us
Email: info@wvbo.org
Website: wvbo.org
Wisconsin Optometry Examining Board
Optometry Examining Board
DSPS
P.O. Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366
Phone: 608.266.2112
Fax: Not listed
Email: dsps@wi.gov
Website: dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/Optometry/Default.aspx
Wyoming Board of Examiners in Optometry
2001 Capitol Avenue, Room 103
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307.777.6529
Fax: 307.777.3508
Contact person: Michelle Flynn
Email: emily.cronbaugh@wyo.gov
Website: optometry.wyo.gov
Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry
200 South College Street, Suite 2030
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Phone: 704.970.2710
Fax: 888.703.4848
Email: arbo@arbo.org
Website: arbo.org
National Board of Examiners in Optometry
200 South College Street, #2010
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Phone: 800.969.3926
Fax: 704.332.9568
Email: nbeo@optometry.org
Website: optometry.org/
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