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Effective July 22, 2022, the Board will no longer accept COPE’s interactive Online CE as Live CE. The interactive online CE will be limited to the 8 of non-live CE that is permitted each CE year (June 1 – May 31).
Per KAR 65-5-6:
65-5-6. Continuing education.(a) Each licensed optometrist shall earn annually 24 hours of documented and approved continuing education during each license renewal period.
(b) No more than eight hours of the 24 annually required hours of documented and approved continuing education may be obtained through courses that do not include a live presentation. No more than four of the 24 annually required hours of documented and approved continuing education may be obtained through observing ophthalmic surgery. No more than four of the 24 annually required hours of documented and approved continuing education may be in the subject area of practice management Courses including those presented through the internet, by correspondence, in journals or other publications, and by presentation that is remote or recorded, or both, shall be subject to the limitations specified in this subsection.
The Board is working on updating several regulations including K.A.R. 65-5-6, however does not have a projection for when this process will be completed.
Jan Murray, Executive Officer
Kansas Board of Examiners in Optometry
3109 W 6th St, Suite A
Lawrence, KS 66049
Phone: 785-832-9986
Fax: 785-856-2323
jan.murray@ks.gov
www.kssbeo.ks.gov
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