PS - Administrative Services for Alabama Board of Optometry

2026-11-03

All correspondence must be made through the Vendor Portal . Alabama Board of Optometry ( herein referred to as the Board ) licenses and regulates the practice of optometry and the provision of optometric devices in Alabama and operates under the authority of the Code of Alabama 1975 , the practice of optometry and the use of therapeutic agents in said practice in the state of Alabama under the authority of Alabama Code § 34 - 22 - 1 et . seq . ( The Optometry Act ) The Board has been authorized by the Alabama Legislature to test and evaluate applicants for licensure , to issue licenses for practicing optometry and for the use of therapeutic agents , to set and maintain standards for continuing education , to maintain a list of all licensees , to respond to public requests for information regarding licensees , to investigate complaints against licensees , and to revoke , suspend , or fine licensees for the violations of the Optometry Act . It is the Board ’ s responsibility to establish standards for licensure in the practice optometry in the State of Alabama , thus serving the safety , health , and welfare of the public as well as the integrity of the profession . Those standards established by the Board are set forth in the license requirements , license renewal requirements , and the disciplinary procedures set by law for the practice of optometry in the State of Alabama . The Board currently licenses around 1 , 000 optometrists . The Board currently has seven members and meets approximately 5 - 6 times per year . It is the intent of the State of Alabama and the Board to solicit proposals for an Administrative Services Contract to provide administrative management , legislative monitoring , and logistical support services to the Board

Alabama

2026-03-27