Washington Optometry (OD) license renewal deadline

When optometrist licenses come due in Washington, sourced from the official board.

Your license anniversaryVerify with board

Every 2 years · tied to your license issue date

Board wording: License renews annually on the licensee's birthday; CE is reported every two years (50 hours per two-year period).

How this deadline works

Deadline type

License anniversary

Renewal cycle

Every 2 years

Grace period

None confirmed; a credential is late after midnight on the expiration date and may be renewed late with a fee, but no practice-authorized grace period was confirmed.

Reporting

retain CE documentation; submit if selected for random audit

Official source: Washington Administrative Code 246-851 (Board of Optometry)

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Washington Optometry (OD) license renewal deadline

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