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Continuing Education Requirements
This information is provided as a general guideline but must be confirmed by your state board.
Idaho—TPA 18 HOURS ANNUALLY; DPA 12 HOURS ANNUALLY
Due on birthday
CPR
Refresher course required every 2 yrs
Video/internet/postgraduate correspondence/PCLI observation
6 hrs. allowed
Ocular pharmacology/advanced ocular disease
6 hrs. required for TPA
PCLI clinical/surgical observation
Allowed
Practice management
Allowed
Washington—50 HOURS BIENNIALLY
Due on birthday
CPR
10 hrs. allowed
PCLI clinical/surgical observation
10 hrs. allowed
Practice management
10 hrs. allowed
Preprogrammed material
10 hrs. allowed
Montana—36 HOURS BIENNIALLY
Due June 30
Practice management/CPR
4 hrs. allowed (total)
Video/internet/postgraduate correspondence
12 hrs. allowed (total)
PCLI clinical/surgical observation
Not allowed
Oregon—18 HOURS ANNUALLY
Due 1st day of birth month
Ethics or Oregon Law and Administrative Rules
1 hr. required
Pharmaceuticals/ocular disease
9 hrs. required
PCLI clinical/surgical observation
5 hrs. allowed
Video/internet/postgraduate correspondence
5 hrs. allowed
CPR
Not allowed
Practice management
Not allowed
(Current healthcare practitioner CPR certification required if licensed to use advanced TPA.)
Alaska—TPA 36 HOURS BIENNIALLY; DPA 24 HOURS BIENNIALLY
Due December 31
Pharmaceutical/ocular disease
24 hrs. required
Practice management (live)
3 hrs. allowed
Video/internet/postgraduate correspondence
6 hrs. allowed
CPR
Not allowed
PCLI clinical/surgical observation
Not allowed
New Mexico—22 HOURS ANNUALLY
Due July 1
Ocular therapeutic pharmacology (for ODs holding certificates in ocular therapeutics)
10 hrs. required
Internet type course
2 hrs. allowed
CPR
Not allowed
PCLI clinical/surgical observation
Not allowed
((A CPR certificate is required in NM, but can't be applied towards the 22 hours of credit required.))
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