Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.331 - License renewal; continuing education, requirements, limitations

Rule 31.

(1) An applicant for license renewal shall satisfy the requirements of the R 338.7001 to R 338.7005 and accumulate not less than 40 continuing education hours approved by the board under R 338.332 or R 338.333 during the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for renewal.

(2) An applicant for license renewal who holds certification to administer topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents or certification to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, or both, shall do both of the following:

(a) Accumulate not less than 20 hours of board-approved continuing education in pharmacological management of ocular conditions. The 20 required hours are part of, and not in addition to, the 40 hours required in subrule (1) of this rule. A continuing education program that falls within COPE categories listed in R 338.332(7)(n)(iii)(A) to (I) meets the requirements of this subdivision.

(b) Hold a valid CPR certificate issued by any of the following:

(i) The Red Cross.

(ii) The American Heart Association.

(iii) An accredited hospital.

(iv) An organization or institution comparable to those identified in paragraphs (i) to (iii) of this paragraph.

(3) An applicant for license renewal shall accumulate not less than 2 hours of board approved continuing education in pain and symptom management related to the practice of optometry. A continuing education program that falls within COPE categories listed in R 338.332(6)(n)(iv)(A) to (C) meets the requirements of this subrule. Continuing education hours in pain and symptom management, as they relate to the practice of optometry, may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Ethics and health policy related to pain.

(b) Pain definitions.

(c) Basic sciences related to pain, including pharmacology, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

(d) Clinical sciences related to pain, including specific pain conditions and pain in special contexts and settings.

(e) Clinician-patient communications related to pain.

(f) Management of pain, including evaluation and treatment and non-pharmacological and pharmacological management.

(g) Ensuring quality pain care.

(h) Michigan programs and resources relevant to pain.

(4) A minimum of 20 of the required continuing education hours must be completed in a live, synchronous learning format. The remaining hours may be completed in any other format.

(5) An applicant for license renewal may earn a maximum of 9 continuing education hours per licensure cycle in practice management. A continuing education program that falls within COPE categories listed in R 338.332(6)(n)(ii)(A) and (B) meets the requirements of this subrule.

(6) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certificate of compliance with the requirements of this rule.

(7) An optometrist shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years after the date of applying for license renewal. The licensee's documentation must show the licensee's name, number of credits earned per program or activity, the sponsor's name or the name of the organization that approved the program or activity, and the date that the program was held or activity was completed. The board may require an applicant or licensee to submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule. Failure to comply with this rule is a violation of section 16221(h) of the code, MCL 333.16221.

(8) A request for a waiver under section 16205 of the code, MCL 333.16205, must be received by the department at least 30 days before the last regularly scheduled board meeting before the expiration date of the license.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.331

2023 MR 10, Eff. 5/19/2023