Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 23 - STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section 23.87 - Reporting of continuing education credit hours

Universal Citation: 49 PA Code ยง 23.87

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Applicants for a license or license renewal shall provide, at a time prescribed and on forms approved by the Board, a signed statement certifying that they have met the continuing education requirements set forth in section 5(b) of the act (63 P.S. § 244.5(b)) by providing information which shall include the following:

(1) Dates attended.

(2) Continuing education hours claimed.

(3) Title of course, including the course number assigned by the Board, if applicable, and description of content. For those courses which are approved to meet the requirements for therapeutic or glaucoma certification, the licensee claiming credit shall ensure that the certificate of attendance includes the course number and number of hours that apply toward the requirement for therapeutic or glaucoma certification.

(4) School, clinical hospital, medical center, optometric center or organization sponsoring course, clinical conference, clinical rounds or preceptor training.

(5) Instructor.

(6) Name of licensee.

(b) If a course provider does not use an electronic database such as the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's (ARBO's) Optometric Education (OE) Tracker to report a continuing education course, the licensee may make arrangements to have the continuing education course entered into an electronic database for compliance purposes.

The provisions of this §23.87 amended under section 3(b)(12) and (14) of the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act (63 P.S. § 244.3(b)(12) and (14)).

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 23.81 (relating to coverage); 49 Pa. Code § 23.82 (relating to continuing education hour requirements; continuing education reporting; audit and enforcement); and 49 Pa. Code § 23.89 (relating to falsification of information).

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