Categories of educational requirements

All optometrists licensed in this state must file with the secretary a certification of educational program compliance with the optometrist's annual license fee on forms which shall be provided by the secretary. No more than six hours within a two-year reporting cycle may be in practice management. No more than sixteen hours within a two-year reporting cycle may be earned by means other than in- person, face-to-face sessions. Submission of proof that a licensee has completed a course on cardiopulmonary resuscitation approved by the board, and that is deemed by the course provider as being valid through the two-year reporting cycle, may be accepted as the equivalent of two hours.