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New Hampshire Board of Registration in Optometry

New Hampshire

2 Industrial Park Drive
Suite 8
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-2428
Fax: (603) 271-6702

CE Requirement TPA NON-TPA

OCULAR DISEASE 20 -

GLAUCOMA 10 -

CORRESPONDENCE, INTERNET Up to 30* 0

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Up to 3 Up to 3

Total Required Hours: 50 15

Timeframe (in years) for CE Requirements: 1 1

*NOTE: All TPA certified licensed optometrists shall complete a minimum of 50 credit hours of approved continuing education requirements every calendar year, at least 20 credit hours of which shall be in Class I (formal courses), and the remainder of which shall be Class II (independent study). An optometrist with prescriptive authority to treat glaucoma shall complete 10 of the required hours in glaucoma specific education, a minimum of 7 hours of which shall be in Class I, and the remainder in Class II.

Continuing education courses given by the American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association and any state or regional affiliate, or any accredited college of optometry, medicine or pharmacy shall be automatically approved as Class I. Courses offered by sponsors other than those identified above, shall be approved for class I credit only if the board receives a letter from a licensee of the board requesting such approval at least 30 days prior to the starting date of the course which requests approval, and the board determines that the course is relevant to the practice of optometry. Class II continuing education hours shall be accumulated through independent study, including optometric, medical and pharmacy journals, textbooks, literature and internet continuing education courses. Practice management courses and study shall be accepted as class II continuing education but shall not exceed 3 hours in any 1 year period. CPR courses presented by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross shall be automatically approved as Class I. Ref: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/opt100-600.html

Source: ARBO - ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY BOARDS OF OPTOMETRY
Statutes: http://www.nh.gov/optometry/brioceurequire.html

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