1. (a) On or after February 21, 2019; an applicant for renewal of a biennial optometry license, must document at least 40 contact hours of continuing education credit that meets the requirements of 12 AAC 48.200, and that was completed during the concluding licensing period.
2. (b) Continuing education credit received under (a) of this section must include at least 24 contact hours of ocular pathology or pharmacology.
3. (c) No more than three contact hours of credit in practice management is acceptable as continuing education credit under (a) of this section for each license period.

4. (d) If the applicant for renewal holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number, document that the applicant

   1. (1) has complied with the requirements of AS 08.72.181(d) and
   2. (2) is registered with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200 and 12 AAC 48.360.
5. (e) An applicant for renewal of an optometry license for the first time must document completion of at least one-half of the continuing education requirements in this section for each complete calendar year that the applicant was licensed during the concluding license period.

(Eff. 4/24/71, Register 37; am 2/10/83, Register 85; am 2/26/89, Register 109; am 3/20/93, Register 125; am 11/2/2002, Register 164; am 4/11/2008, Register 186; am 10/16/2011, Register 200; am 12/2/2012, Register 204; am 11/29/2017, Register 224; am 2/21/2019, Register 229)

Authority: AS 08.72.050, AS 08.72.140, AS 08.72.272, AS 08.72.060, AS 08.72.181