Nev. Admin. Code § 637.200

Current through September 16, 2024

Section 637.200 - Continuing education: Subjects; approval of and credit for courses; minimum hours

1. Subjects for continuing education in ophthalmic dispensing include:

(a) Mechanical and geometric optics;

(b) The measurement, fitting and adapting of eyeglasses, contact lenses and optical prosthetics;

(c) Optical materials and their design and uses as visual aids;

(d) The nature and properties of light and its refraction by lenses;

(e) The anatomy and physiology of the eye and its appendages;

(f) The principles of management relating to ophthalmic dispensing;

(g) The principles of ophthalmic dispensing and the wearing of contact lenses related to ophthalmology and optometry;

(h) Refractometry;

(i) Anatomy, physiology and health of the eye;

(j) Ethics in ophthalmic dispensing;

(k) Ophthalmic products;

(l) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; and

(m) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 637 of NRS.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Board will approve each course of continuing education and determine the number of credits to be given for each course. A sponsor of a course shall submit to the Board an outline of the course, and any other related materials that the Board may require.

3. The Board may deem approved those courses of continuing education:

(a) Approved for credit by an accrediting organization recognized and approved by the Board; or

(b) Provided by a sponsor or organization that has been approved by the Board.

4. A licensee is not entitled to receive credit for a course of continuing education unless the course is approved by the Board. A licensee may request approval of a course for credit towards his or her hours of continuing education by submitting to the Board an outline of the course and any other related materials that the Board may require. Any request for approval of a course must be submitted to the Board at least 90 days before the date on which the licensee submits an application for the renewal of his or her license.

5. A licensee may not receive credit towards his or her hours of continuing education for a specific course of continuing education more than once every 3 years.

6. A licensee may satisfy the requirements for continuing education through any combination of live courses, self-study courses and courses offered over the Internet.

7. A licensee may receive credit for not more than 4 hours of continuing education each year for community service time spent providing dispensing optician services. Such credit:

(a) Must be evidenced in a form and manner prescribed by the Board;

(b) Subject to the limit of 4 hours, will be credited on an hour-for-hour basis if approved by the Board.; and

(c) May be credited towards the required number of hours of continuing education for the fitting of contact lenses only if the dispensing optician fitted and dispensed contact lenses during the community service time.

Nev. Admin. Code § 637.200

Bd. of Dispensing Opt., Nos. 20.3 & 20.4, eff. 10-6-78; No. 20.7, eff. 10-16-80-NAC A 11-14-97; R042-02, 8-29-2002; R108-04, 12-1-2004; R113-06, 6-28-2006; A by R106-14A, eff. 11/2/2016; A by R137-17AP, eff. 8/30/2018; A by R067-23A, eff. 12/15/2023

NRS 637.070, as amended by section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1391, NRS 637.121, as amended by section 27 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1394, section 8 of Assembly Bill No. 415, chapter 223, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1386