Compliance with educational requirements

The required number of hours of educational requirements may be obtained by one or more of the following methods: 1. Educational programs, clinics, seminars, meetings, or study sessions without or within North Dakota approved by the state board of optometry. A request for approval for a particular educational program, clinic, seminar, meeting, or study session must be made to the board at least thirty days prior to the educational meeting and the board shall either grant or deny its approval of such educational meeting within a reasonable period of time in advance of such educational meeting. 2. In situations of extenuating circumstances that result in a hardship and upon receipt by the board of satisfactory evidence of such circumstances, the board may approve extensions of the deadlines for meeting educational requirements.