The Texas Optometry Board licenses optometrists and holds them to standards of conduct that extend past clinical practice. A DWI conviction can prompt a licensing review, and because optometrists prescribe certain medications, the Board tends to take intoxication-related charges seriously.
How the Board Handles These Cases
- Reporting obligations. Licensed optometrists are generally required to disclose certain criminal convictions to the Board.
- Fitness review. The Board can look at whether a DWI reflects on judgment relevant to safely practicing and prescribing.
- Possible outcomes. From no formal action up to a monitored agreement or license restriction in more serious cases.
Why Handling the Criminal Case Well Matters Most
Since the Board’s response tends to follow the criminal case’s outcome, the strongest way to protect a license is still to fight the underlying charge itself: the stop, the testing, and whether the state’s evidence actually holds up.
Facing a DWI as a Licensed Optometrist? Contact Blass Law Now
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