N.J. Admin. Code § 13:38-7.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:38-7.6 - Documentation of continuing professional optometric education credit

(a) Each licensee shall maintain a record of all continuing professional optometric education activity completed and shall submit evidence of completion of the credit requirements to the Board upon request. Each licensee shall obtain from the continuing education course or program sponsor and retain for a period of at least four years following the renewal a record of attendance which shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. The participant's name and New Jersey State Board of Optometrists license number;

2. The title and, if the title does not adequately describe the course content, subject matter of the course;

3. The name of the instructor;

4. The course or program sponsor;

5. The date and location of the course or program;

6. The number of continuing education hours and credits awarded;

7. The signature of a course or program official or other verification of successful completion by the course or program sponsor; and

8. The course outline and curriculum vitae for those courses or programs not approved pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:38-7.4(b) and (c).

(b) A licensee shall verify completion of academic coursework by an official transcript.

(c) A licensee who completes a videotape, audiotape, computer media, Internet, journal, or correspondence course or program shall retain the certification of the successful final examination completed at the end of the course or program.

(d) The Board shall monitor compliance with the mandatory continuing professional optometric education requirement by conducting a random audit of licensees, who, upon request shall provide proof of successful completion of continuing professional optometric education credits.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:38-7.6