N.M. Admin. Code § 16.16.13.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 16.16.13.9 - APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION

All subjects of education must be directly related to optometry. The New Mexico board of optometry approves the following programs for continuing education credit, as well as those listed on the updated list available on the board's web site.

A. Any convention of the American optometric association (AOA).

B. Any meeting of an American optometric association affiliated state or regional association meeting, or meeting of the armed forces optometric society (AFOS).

C. Any session of the optometric extension program congress (OEPC).

D. Any state seminar of the graduate clinic foundation of the optometric extension program.

E. Courses sponsored by or given by accredited optometry schools.

F. Courses sponsored by the following organizations.

(1) Optometric councils: mid-west, mountain west, southern, New England, southwest (SWCO).

(2) Optometric contact lens societies: southwest, southern, heart of America.

(3) Optometric congresses: southern, mountain states.

(4) Courses sponsored by the American academy of optometry.

(5) Courses approved by the council on optometric practice education (COPE) or courses approved by the New Mexico optometric association (NMOA).

G. The certificates of attendance required by Subsection C of 16.16.13.8 NMAC shall be signed by the presiding officer or designee of the organization conducting or sponsoring the program and shall identify the therapeutic pharmaceutical agent (TPA) courses.

H.Certificates of attendance for courses approved by COPE must have the COPE trademark and approval number.

I.A maximum of six (6) hours of internet-type course offerings, approved by COPE or any other board-approved sponsor, will be allowed for each annual renewal.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.16.13.9

11-17-73; 2-6-87; 8-21-92; 10-14-95; 10-15-97; 16.16.13.9 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 16.13.9, 03-15-2001; A, 03-15-2004; A, 07-06-2012

Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 11, June 16, 2015, eff. 6/25/2015