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Alaska Board of Examiners in Optometry

Alaska

1689 C St. Suite 222
Anchorage, AK 99501
Tel: (907) 465-2580
Fax: (907) 465-2974

CE Requirement TPA NON-TPA

PATHOLOGY/PHARMACOLOGY 24 12

CORRESPONDENCE, INTERNET Up to 9 Up to 9

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Up to 3 Up to 3

Total Required Hours: 36 24

Timeframe (in years) for CE Requirements: 2 2

*NOTE: The following continuing education courses, if related to the practice of optometry, are accepted by the board for renewal of a license to practice optometry: (1) education courses offered at the American Optometric Association (AOA) Convention or offered at any American Optometric Association affiliate state association convention; (2) seminars held by committees of the AOA or organized regional Optometric Extension Program Foundation seminars for educational purposes; (3) postgraduate courses offered by recognized schools or colleges of optometry; (4) postgraduate correspondence courses, except that no more than nine hours of continuing education credits may be claimed in a single licensing renewal period; (5) courses approved by the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE).

Source: ARBO - ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY BOARDS OF OPTOMETRY
Statutes: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pub/OptometryStatutes.pdf

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