Association advocates for opticians on new optometry rule changes
TDOA responded on behalf of opticians as the Optometry Board proposed rule changes.
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Annual Convention set for Pigeon Forge in 2027 and 2028
The annual TDOA Convention will be held at The Ramsey Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in both 2027 and 2028, on the first Saturday in June. Discounted hotel-room information will be announced closer to the convention dates.
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Lobbyist Theo Morrison joins us September 20 at Nashville Chapter Hours
TDOA lobbyist Theo Morrison will be at Nashville Chapter Hours on September 20 during lunch to reintroduce himself, share what TDOA has going on legislatively, and answer your questions.
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2026 jurisprudence exam: what changed
The questions are unchanged from the 2025 exam. What changed is the deadline and the grading: the exam is not graded, and it must reach the state board office by December 31.
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Board and rulemaking update: spectacle rules, jurisprudence CE, and CE Broker
The Optometry Board takes up cleanup language for the spectacle rules, the Optician Board holds the jurisprudence CE exam at the 2025 version, TDOA presents on scope of practice, and the state moves CE records to CE Broker.
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Nashville Chapter Hours set for September 20
A full day of CE at Goodpasture Christian School in Madison on September 20, 2026. Check-in opens at 7:15 AM and class starts at 8:00 AM. Registration is open.
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TDOA's grassroots campaign was a success
Volunteers, emails and phone calls delayed the vote, then carried it. The bill saving the Tennessee Board of Dispensing Opticians was signed by Governor Bill Lee on May 21, 2026.
Read more →2023 jurisprudence exam posted online
An earlier jurisprudence exam release, archived for reference.
Committee recommends extending the licensing board five years
The Joint Government Operations Committee passed a non-binding recommendation to extend the TN Board of Dispensing Opticians for five years, while raising questions about the reserve balance and a long-vacant consumer seat.
Read more →Protecting your optical license
The burden to prove a license protects the public falls on licensed opticians. A look at license mobility, the NAOO's petition to the FTC, and what opticians can do about it.
Read more →Legislative update: deregulation reaches the national level
Arizona faces deregulation of its optician license while the NAOO asks the FTC to investigate every state opticianry licensure law. Why involvement in your state organization matters.
Read more →Important legislative alert
A joint message from the NCOA and the State Board.
Read more →Message from the NCOA: clarification of upcoming legislative actions
The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedures Oversight Committee hears testimony on consolidating the Board of Opticians into the Board of Optometry.
Read more →Sunset review extended to 2021
HB340 and SB221 extended the Tennessee Board of Dispensing Opticians sunset review to June 30, 2021, passing most committees unanimously.
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