License Levels and Expiration Date

  • No initial after the license number means the optometrist has no prescriptive authority.
  • D after the license number means the optometrist has DPA/TPA topical prescriptive authority.
  • OD after the license number means the optometrist will have DPA/TPA topical and some oral pharmaceutical prescriptive authority. See 14-2-7 and 30-8-9 for oral formularies (posted under Laws and Rules Governing Optometry). Hydrocodone and hydrocodone combination products are permitted for a limited three-day supply.
  • IOD after the license number means that the optometrist has injection administration authority in addition to DPA/TPA topical and some oral pharmaceuticals.  IV, IM, subcutaneous and subconjunctival injections are included.
  • IOD1 after the license number means that the optometrist has IV and IM injection administration only in addition to DPA/TPA topical and some oral pharmaceuticals.
  • All WV optometric licenses expire on June 30th of each year with annual renewal.