To show compliance with continuing education requirements, each optometrist shall obtain evidence of attendance or completion from the sponsoring organization for each course. Documentation must show the name of the licensee, the title of the course, the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) identification number, if applicable, the date of attendance or completion of the course, the location of the course or the medium used for instruction, and the hours in attendance or required for completion. The evidence of compliance must accompany the optometrist's application for renewal of license.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 6 SDR 66, effective January 8, 1980; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 24 SDR 91, effective January 6, 1998; 43 SDR 61, effective October 24, 2016; 46 SDR 119, effective May 4, 2020 ; 49 SDR 12, effective August 14, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 36-7- 20.2 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-7- 15 (7) , 36-7-20.2 .

Prior versions effective: 2020-05-04, 2016-10-24, 1998-01-06.