Section Opt 8.03 - Continuing education approval(1) The board shall accept the following in satisfaction of continuing education for each biennium: (a) Any continuing education program approved by COPE or Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.(b) Any in-person continuing education program relevant to the practice of optometry provided by one of the following organizations: 1. Wisconsin Optometric Association.2. American Optometric Association.3. American Academy of Optometry.4. Optometric Extension Program Foundation.5. Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association.6. College of Optometrists in Vision Development.7. A school or college of optometry accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education.(2) The board may approve a continuing education program not accepted under sub. (1) . To apply for approval of a continuing education program, a provider shall submit to the board an application on forms provided by the department at least 30 days prior to the program. An application filed under this subsection or s. Opt 8.02(3e) or (3m) (b) shall include all of the following: (a) Title of the program.(c) General description and timed outline of the program.(d) Name and qualifications of the instructor.(e) Sponsoring organization of the program.(f) Category of the program relevant to the practice of optometry.(g) Approved number of continuing education program hours requested.(h) Delivery method of the program.(3) The provider of the continuing education program under sub. (1) (b) or (2) agrees to monitor the attendance and furnish a certificate of attendance to each participant. The certificate of attendance shall certify successful completion of the program.(4) In cases of hardship under s. Opt 8.02(3m), the board may waive any requirement under this section or s. Opt 8.02(3e) as deemed appropriate by the board. Note: Application forms for continuing education program approval are available on the department's website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
Note: This section is repealed and recreated eff. 12-15-19 by CR 18-021. Prior to 12-15-19 it reads:
Opt 8.03 Approval of continuing education courses.
(1) Except as provided in sub. (5), to apply for approval of a continuing education course, a course provider shall submit to the board office an application on forms provided by the department and shall include the title, general description and an outline of the course, the dates, the location, the name and qualifications of the instructor of the course, and the sponsor of the course. Note: An application for continuing education course approval may be obtained from the board office at the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Office of Education and Examinations, P.O. Box 8366, Madison, Wisconsin, 53708, or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov.
(2) A continuing education course must meet all of the following criteria to be approved as a continuing education course: (a) The subject matter of the course pertains to the practice of optometry.(b) The provider of the continuing education course agrees to monitor the attendance and furnish a certificate of attendance to each participant. The certificate of attendance shall certify successful completion of the course.(c) The provider of the course is approved by the board.(d) The course content and instructional methodologies are approved by the board.(3) Except as provided in sub. (5), a separate application shall be submitted for each continuing education course approval request.(4) The board may approve alternate delivery method continuing education courses such as home-study courses, self-study packages, computer courses, televideo conferencing and other methods.(5) A continuing education course approved by COPE, or sponsored by a state optometric association, the American Optometric Association, the American Academy of Optometry, or an accredited school or college of optometry, which satisfies the criteria established under sub. (2), shall be approved by the board without receipt of a course approval application from the course provider.Wis. Admin. Code Optometry Examining Board Opt 8.03
CR 06-116: cr. Register May 2007 No. 617, eff. 6-1-07.Amended by, CR 18-021: r. and recr. Register August 2019 No. 764, eff. 12-15-19; correction in (1) (b) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2019 No. 764, eff. 12/15/2019The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE), which is a committee of the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO), may be contacted at 1750 South Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 503, St. Louis, Missouri 63144, (314) 785-6000. The American Optometric Association may be contacted at 243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., 1st Floor, St. Louis, MO 63141, (800) 365-2219. The American Academy of Optometry may be contacted at 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 506, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 984-1441.