Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 246-851-125 - Category 1-Credit for education from optometry-specific organizations
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-851-125
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A minimum of 25 credit hours in category 1 must be earned in any two-year reporting period.
(2) Credits may be obtained for education offered by the following optometry-specific course and program sources:
(a) The American Optometric
Association (AOA) and its state affiliates;
(b) Educational institutions accredited by
the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO);
(c) The Association of Regulatory Boards of
Optometry's (ARBO) Council on Optometric Practitioner Education
(COPE)-Accredited education;
(d)
ARBO member boards;
(e) Nationally
recognized academic and scholarly optometric organizations including, but not
limited to, the American Academy of Optometry, the Optometric Extension
Program, and the College of Optometrists in Vision Development; and
(f) Ophthalmic referral centers, secondary
and tertiary ophthalmic specialty providers.
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