Indiana Administrative Code
Title 852 - INDIANA OPTOMETRY BOARD
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 16 - Continuing Education for Renewal of License
Section 16-8 - Continuing education programs deemed approved

Universal Citation: 852 IN Admin Code 16-8

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 25-24-1-1

Affected: IC 25-24-1-14; IC 25-24-1-14.1

Sec. 8.

Notwithstanding section 4 of this rule, continuing education programs for optometrists, but not practice management courses, sponsored by the following are deemed approved and no approval by the board shall be required:

(1) The Indiana Optometric Association and its affiliates.

(2) The American Optometric Association (AOA).

(3) COPE.

(4) The American Academy of Optometry and its affiliate organizations.

(5) A national or regional organization accredited as a provider of ophthalmic continuing medical education (CME) by the Accreditation Council For Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

(6) Other state optometric associations and their affiliate local societies.

(7) Regional optometric associations.

(8) Postgraduate courses offered at any accredited school of optometry.

(9) Completion of a basic life support (BLS) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course approved by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or a provider approved by the board will be granted up to two (2) hours of continuing education credit per renewal period.

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