WAC 246-851-125. Category 1 — Credit for education from optometry-specific organizations

(1) A minimum of 25 credit hours in category 1 must be earned in any two-year reporting period. (2) Credits may be obtained for education offered by the following optometry-specific course and program sources: (a) The American Optometric Association (AOA) and its state affiliates; (b) Educational institutions accredited by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO); (c) The Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's (ARBO) Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) — Accredited education; (d) ARBO member boards; (e) Nationally recognized academic and scholarly optometric organizations including, but not limited to, the American Academy of Optometry, the Optometric Extension Program, and the College of Optometrists in Vision Development; and (f) Ophthalmic referral centers, secondary and tertiary ophthalmic specialty providers.