SECTION 505:10-5-11. Authorized post-graduate educational work

(a)   Every Optometrist must cause to be filed with the Board not later than June 30th of each year, beginning 2017 proof showing that during the preceding year he/she attended not less than twenty-five (25) hours of continuing medical education (CME) or an affidavit showing that he was unavoidably prevented, because of sickness or for some other reason satisfactory to the Board, from attending any such educational or post-graduate program. Of the twenty-five (25) required annually, up to six (6) hours of remote learning, up to six (6) hours of practice management and a minimum of one (1) hour shall be judicious prescribing of dangerous drugs and controlled dangerous substances provided by the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians or the Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry.

(b)   The Board approves the following vendors providing continuing medical education (CME) provided the faculty or staff of each vendor substantially develops and presents the program and the program is free from any appearance of commercialism:

(1)   Optometry college accredited by the American Optometric Council on Education

(2)   American Optometric Association, or an affiliate of the American Optometric Association

(3)   College of Optometrists in Vision Development

(4)   Southeast Council of Optometry (SECO)

(5)   Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians

(6)   Great Western Council of Optometry (GWCO)

(7)   Heart of America Contact Lens society

(8)   American Academy of Optometry (AAO), or any affiliate of the AAO

(9)   State Optometric Associations of the United States

(c)   Any Optometrist desiring approval of any other continuing medical education (CME) must make a written request for approval to Office of the Board of Examiners in Optometry at least fifteen (15) days before he/she attends such program.

(d)   Simultaneously with the requirement of this rule, every Optometrist shall not later than June 30, 2017 and each year thereafter file with the Board evidence that he or she has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation card issued by the American Red Cross, or equivalent training.

[Source: Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4167, eff 6-29-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1803, eff 6-12-95; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3655, eff 7-27-98; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2978, eff 9-13-02; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2607, eff 7-11-05; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1768, eff 9-11-16; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1876, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1943, eff 9-23-19]