Section 852 IAC 1-16-1.1 - Continuing education requirements for renewal of an optometric legend drug certificateAuthority: IC 25-24-1-1
Affected: IC 25-24-1-3; IC 25-24-1-14
Sec. 1.1.
(a) Twenty (20) hours of continuing education is required for renewal of an optometric legend drug certificate.(b) Programs that have not been approved under this article will not be accepted as credit for renewal of the certificate.(c) An optometrist initially certified between April 1 of even-numbered years and March 31 of the following odd-numbered year shall be required to obtain ten (10) hours of continuing education for the initial renewal of the certificate. An optometrist initially certified between April 1 of odd-numbered years and March 31 of the following even-numbered year shall not be required to obtain continuing education for the initial renewal of the certificate.(d) Continuing education credit units or clock hours:(1) must be obtained within the biennial renewal period; and(2) may not be carried over from one (1) licensure period to another. A course is eligible for credit only once in a renewal cycle regardless of the number of times it is attended.
(e) Any continuing education hours that are counted towards the renewal of a licensee's optometry license issued under IC 25-24-1-3 may not be counted towards the renewal of the licensee's optometric legend drug certificate.Indiana Optometry Board; 852 IAC 1-16-1.1; filed Aug 30, 2012, 2:03 p.m.: 20120926-IR-852120164FRAReadopted filed 11/29/2018, 10:35 a.m.: 20181226-IR-852180403RFAReadopted filed 1/2/2024, 3:48 p.m.: 20240131-IR-852230760RFA