Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Board of Optometry
Board of Optometry - General Rules
Part 3 - CONTINUING EDUCATION AND LICENSE RENEWAL
Section R. 338.332 - Adoption of standards and criteria by reference; board approval of continuing education programs

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 338.332

Current through Vol. 25-4, March 15, 2025

Rule 32.

(1) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards and criteria of COPE for accreditation of an activity or qualification of a course that are set forth in the publications entitled "Activity Accreditation Manual," revised July 2022, and "Course Qualification Manual," revised July 2022. A copy of the publications may be obtained at no cost from the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's website at http://www.arbo.org. Printed copies also are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.

(2) A continuing education program related to the practice of optometry that has been accredited by COPE is considered approved by the board.

(3) A course or continuing education program related to the practice of optometry offered by a college or university program approved by the board under R 338.321 is considered approved by the board.

(4) A continuing education program related to the practice of optometry that has been approved or sponsored by the AAO, the AOA, or the MOA is considered approved by the board.

(5) A continuing education program related to the practice of optometry that has been approved by another state board of optometry is considered approved by the board.

(6) A continuing education program that is not approved by the board under subrules (1) to (5) of this rule, or as provided in R 338.333, may apply for board approval by submitting an application to the department. The application must be received not less than 90 calendar days before the program presentation. An application received less than 90 days before the program presentation will be denied as untimely.

(7) An application for approval of a continuing education program must include all the following:

(a) The sponsor's name.

(b) The sponsor's address.

(c) The program name.

(d) The date of the next scheduled program.

(e) The program location.

(f) The program outline, including all of the following:
(i) An explanation of how the program is designed to further educate the licensee through acquisition and application of knowledge, that results in improved patient outcomes.

(ii) The topics and the name of the speaker of each topic.

(iii) The times of the specific topics and breaks included in the program.

(g) The résumé of each speaker or instructor for the program.

(h) A description of the delivery method, or methods to be used, and the techniques that will be employed to ensure active participation.

(i) A brief description of the sponsoring organization.

(j) The name, title, and address of the program director and a description of his or her qualifications to direct the program.

(k) A description of how participants will be notified that continuing education credit has been earned.

(l) A description of the physical facilities or laboratory available to ensure a proper learning environment.

(m) A description of how attendance is monitored and the name of the individual monitoring attendance.

(n) The number of hours of course instruction including all of the following:
(i) The number of hours related to clinical optometry, which may include any of the following COPE categories:
(A) Contact lenses (CL).

(B) Functional vision/pediatrics (FV).

(C) General optometry (GO).

(D) Low vision/vision impairment & rehabilitation (LV).

(E) Public health (PB).

(ii) The number of hours related to practice management, which may include the following COPE categories:
(A) Practice management (PM).

(B) Ethics/jurisprudence (EJ).

(iii) The number of hours related to pharmaceutical management, which may include any of the following COPE categories:
(A) Glaucoma (GL).

(B) Injection skills (IS).

(C) Laser procedures (LP).

(D) Peri-operative management of ophthalmic surgery (PO).

(E) Surgery procedures (Optometric) (SP).

(F) Treatment and management of ocular disease (TD).

(G) Neuro-optometry (NO).

(H) Pharmacology (PH).

(I) Systemic diseases (SD).

(iv) The number of hours related to pain management, which may include any of the following COPE categories:
(A) Pharmacology (PH).

(B) Treatment and management of ocular disease (TD).

(C) Functional vision/pediatrics (FV).

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