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On January 14, 2025, the Missouri Division of Professional Registration and its boards will be operating in a new, modern, and 24/7/365 licensure system - MOPRO!!

Log into https://mopro.mo.gov/license/s/ to register for your MOPRO Account beginning January 14, 2025.

To register, you need to have an email on record with your board. If you have not received an email from us about MOPRO, please contact your board (https://pr.mo.gov/boards.asp) to update your records. Many boards have online services that allow you to quickly and easily change your contact information. Please feel free to change your email address using this feature if it is available for your board.

If you need help registering for your MOPRO account, the Division of Professional Registration has a call center that can assist you. Please call 833-373-2936 for help!

MOPRO will give you access to your information 24/7 including, but not limited to:

  • Applying for a license!
  • Renewing your license, whether on time or late!
  • Submitting payments online for your license, a duplicate license, or licensure verification!
  • Changing your name, address, or other contact information!
  • Changing corporate officers or owners of a licensed business!
  • Tracking supervision hours!

    • If you have questions about your license, contact information, or other board - specific questions, please contact them for assistance! https://pr.mo.gov/boards.asp.

    If you need help registering for your MOPRO account, the Division of Professional Registration has a call center that can assist you. Please call 833-373-2936 for help or email moprotech@pr.mo.gov!

    BOARD INFORMATION ON COVID-19

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hasrecom mended that elective, or non-urgent healthcare procedures be postponed to help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. The Missouri State Board of Optometry supports these recommendations and urges Missouri optometrists to adhere to them. Optometrists are strongly encouraged to take the necessary steps to insure the safety of their patients, staff and themselves by limiting opportunities for this virus to continue to spread. We must all work together and do our part to help manage this serious risk to public health.

    Veterans' Services and Benefits

    Survey

    If you are a current licensee, please fill out the short 1 minute survey below.
    https://stateofmissouri.wufoo.com/forms/zgewgz51f1x2xx/

    NOTICE OF CHANGE TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

    On January 30, 2017, a change took effect to the Missouri State Board of Optometry's license renewal rule, 20 CSR 2210-2.030. The new rule places a limit on the number of continuing education hours that a licensee may obtain through distance learning methods where the licensee is not physically present at the continuing education presentation including but not limited to correspondence courses, online courses, and/or magazine articles.

    Of the thirty-two (32) hours of approved continuing education required for license renewal, no more than sixteen (16) hours can be from courses where the licensee is not physically present at the presentation.

    The Board is encouraging licensees to take note of this change now and plan accordingly for the October 31, 2018 end of the current continuing education reporting period.

    Please see the following link for information from the FDA regarding decorative contact lenses:

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    Veterans - learn about reimbursement for your licensing examination fees.

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    NEW: FINGERPRINTING VENDOR

    EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012 - On July 1, 2012, the statewide vendor became 3M/Cogent. To be fingerprinted through 3M/Cogent, you must first register with the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS) at www.machs.mo.gov. Individuals without access to the Internet may contact 3M/Cogent directly at 1-877-862-2425 to have a Fingerprint Services Representative conduct this registration on your behalf. Appointments can be made starting June 25th. You will need to provide the State Board of Optometry four-digit registration number, 0002, in order to schedule an appointment. This will authorize the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the FBI to send the results to the State Board of Optometry.