Doctor Resources

Thank you to the companies who support Indiana Optometry in 2024 with an annual corporate sponsorship!

Resources are available for relief, including the AOA Foundation's Optometry’s Fund for Disaster Relief and the Vision Source Foundation. Click for more information.

Are you having a claims issue with a third party payor? Please fill out this form for the IOA Third Party Committee to review and assess the situation.

Indiana Optometry provides its members exclusive access to resources not available to non-members. Quickly link to required employment information, sales tax applicable to your practice, insurance, eyeglass and contact lens prescription release requirements, medical records release and retention, and many more.

Here you will find information for optometrists and school nurses to help coordinate school vision screenings throughout Indiana schools.

Are you aware of illegal contact lens sales or a patient that suffered an adverse reaction to novelty or improperly dispensed contact lenses? Optometrists and patients can report complaints, adverse reactions, and suspicious business practices online.

The Indiana Health Care Volunteer Registry was established in order to grant civil immunity to optometrists and other health care professionals, under certain circumstances, who volunteer their services outside of traditional health facilities.

Optometry Cares®—The AOA Foundation is a philanthropic program that provides information about charitable eye and vision care resources.

HIP 2.0 provides health insurance coverage for qualified low-income individuals aged 19 to 64, who are not eligible for Medicare or another Indiana Medicaid aid category. Read more about HIP 2.0.

Vision care is available for HIP Plus members and those enrolled in HIP State Plan.

Helpful Links for those who advocate for optometry.

The purpose of licensure is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. Only licensed individuals may practice optometry in Indiana. The statutory requirements for professional licensing are established by the Indiana General Assembly. The Indiana Optometry Board administers and enforces the statutes and rules regulating the practice of optometry in Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Child Services provides detailed information about the Duty to Report Child Abuse and Neglect.

The Regulated Occupations Evaluation Committee (ROEC) was created by the Indiana General Assembly pursuant to IC 25-1-16. The Committee was charged with the responsibility to review and evaluate professions regulated by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency at least once every seven years. Additionally, the Committee is to make recommendations after their review and evaluation. Read a copy of the 2011 Regulated Occupations Recommendations Report.