OAR 852-070-0020: Application for Credit

Each continuing education offering must be approved by the Board in order for an optometric physician to obtain credit. Upon application the Board may: (1) Grant credit, to the extent determined by it, for any course, or individual or group study deemed suitable to carry out the purposes of ORS 683.210. To be granted credit, any course offering must be open to all optometric physicians licensed in Oregon. (2) Grant credit, to the extent determined by it, for publication of articles and papers of scientific and educational interest published in recognized scientific publications. The licensee must be the first or second author to earn credit and the paper must have been published in the licensee’s CE reporting period. (3) Grant credit, to the extent determined by it, for courses that relate to the maintenance or advancement of professional skills and abilities. Courses that relate primarily to practice management or jurisprudence will not be granted credit. (4) Teaching courses at an accredited health care institution or accredited optometric school or university and meet the requirements of 852-070-0010.