N.H. Code Admin. R. Opt 301.03 - Educational Qualifications
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 14, April 7, 2022
(a) Each applicant for licensure
shall have completed a minimum of 2 years at a college of arts and
sciences.
(b) Each
applicant shall have graduated from an optometry college which
requires a minimum of 4 years of training and is accredited by an
established accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education.
(c) Applicants
who graduated from optometry college prior to January 1, 1993 shall
have completed a total of 105 hours of post-graduate coursework which
meet the following requirements:
(1) The post-graduate courses shall
be given or sponsored by an accredited college of optometry, as
specified in Opt 301.03(b);
(2) The post-graduate coursework
shall include a total of 80 hours of didactic instruction made up of
the following subjects:
a. General,
systemic and ocular pharmacology;
b. Diagnosis and treatment of
anterior segment disease;
c. Diagnosis and treatment of
glaucoma; and
d.
Pre-surgical and post-surgical care; and
(3) The post-graduate coursework
shall include at least 25 hours of direct clinical training that
includes all subjects listed above.
(d) Each applicant shall arrange
for the college of optometry to submit a certificate of completion of
the requirements of Opt 301.03 directly to the board.
(e) Education gained in the armed
services, to be creditable, shall be of a character equivalent to
that which would have been gained in the civilian sector.
Notes
(See Revision Note at part heading for Opt 100) #5839, eff 6-17-94; ss by #6797, eff 7-10-98; ss by #7433, eff 1-25-01; EXPIRED: 1-25-09
New. #9558, eff 10-6-09
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