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CE Requirement TPA NON-TPA

PHARMACOLOGY 5 -

CORRESPONDENCE, INTERNET Up to 10* Up to 10

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 0 0

Total Required Hours: 20 15

Timeframe (in years) for CE Requirements: 1 1

*NOTE: Written home study or electronic media (CD-Rom, Internet) courses will receive credit when the Board is provided a record showing results of tests given on the course which is graded by an accredited optometric college or institution as approved by the Board. No more than ten hours credit will be granted in this category in any one year unless the optometrist can document inability to attend live, on-site, courses. This does not preclude a presenter from using electronic media programs in conjunction with their presentation.

Every licensed optometrist who is authorized to administer topical ocular pharmaceutical agents, or is the holder of a therapeutic pharmaceutical agents certificate, shall file with the executive director of the board that the licensee has completed at least five clock hours of board approved, pursuant to rule 4725-15-04 of the Administrative Code, continuing education in the field of pharmacology during the prior continuing education study compliance year. See also: http://optometry.ohio.gov/cepolicy.htm

Source: ARBO - ASSOCIATION OF REGULATORY BOARDS OF OPTOMETRY
Statutes: http://optometry.ohio.gov/optrules.html

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