Section 12.48.200. 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):  
		(6) educational courses offered by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO).  
	(c)  Other continuing education courses not listed in (b) of this section, if related to the practice of optometry under this chapter and AS 08.72,  may be approved by the board upon written request of the licensee. If pre-approval is requested for the continuing education course, the written request must be received by the department at least 60 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.  

Authorities

08.72.050;08.72.181

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 48.026
12 AAC 48.210
12 AAC 48.220
12 AAC 48.230
12 AAC 48.900

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.

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; am 10/16/2011, Register 200; am 4/30/2015, Register 214

References

12.48.020;12.48.200