Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-7-.13
Continuing education requirements shall be completed between October 1 and September 30 of each fiscal year prior to the time for license renewal for the next fiscal year. If a licensee fails to certify compliance with requirements for said fiscal (study compliance) year on or before December 1, the secretary-treasurer shall notify such licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested addressed to the licensee's last address of record that said certification has not been received and that unless such is received on or before the first day of January, said licensee's license and license certificate shall be automatically suspended. Between October 1 and December 31 of each year, the licensee shall be permitted to complete continuing education requirements which he or she has failed to complete prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Failure by licensee to certify to the Board compliance with continuing education requirements on or before January 1 shall result in the automatic suspension of said licensee's license and that individual may not practice optometry in any form in the state of Alabama until said licensee is reinstated as set out below.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-7-.13
Previous rule 630-X-7-.14 was renumbered to .13 as per certification filed January 30, 2007; effective February 6, 2007.
Author: Dr. Larry Carter
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-22-22, 34-22-23(14), 41-22-19.