12 AAC 48.200. License renewals and continuing education

(a) In order to be approved by the board, an applicant for renewal of a license must pay the appropriate renewal fee and submit evidence of completing continuing education courses, related to the practice of optometry, as specified in (b) or (c) of this section within the two-year renewal period as specified in 12 AAC 48.210.

(b) 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) educational 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).

(c) Other continuing education courses not listed in (b) of this section may be approved by the board upon written request of the licensee at least 30 days before commencement of the program. The request must include the following information:

(1) name and address of organization sponsoring courses;

(2) course title and outline of subject matter to be covered;

(3) instructor's name and credentials; and

(4) location and dates of the course.

History: Eff. 4/24/71, Register 37; am 2/10/83, Register 85; am 2/16/89, Register 109; am 11/2/2002, Register 164; am 12/31/2005, Register 176

Authority: AS 08.72.050

AS 08.72.181

Editor's note: As of Register 109, 12 AAC 48.020 was redesignated as 12 AAC 48.200. The history note for the section under its former number was carried forward to the new location.

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