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Optometric CE Requirements by State

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CE Requirements by State/Province

This list was provided to us by ARBO (big thanks to Dr. Michael W. Ohlson for getting this to us!)

We are constantly updating this list, but cannot guarantee that it is up-to-date. If you have any concerns about CE requirements, contact your state board directly, or visit this discussion thread to talk about it. Alternatively, e-mail us at webmaster@odwire.org and we'll update the list based on your input.

State	Required CE hours	Renewal Period	Pharmacology/ Ocular Disease	Internet/ Correspondence	Practice Mgmt.
AL	20 TPA 14 non-TPA	1 year	TPA 10 hours	Up to 3 hours	Up to 3 hours
AK	36 TPA 24 non-TPA	2 years	TPA 24 hours Non-TPA 12 hours	Up to 9 hours	Up to 3 hours
AR	20 TPA 12 non-TPA	1 year		Up to 8 hours, only 4 hours allowed from magazines	Up to 4 hours
AZ	32	2 years	4 hours	Up to 12 hours	Up to 4 hours
BC				Up to 10 hours
CA	50 TPA 40 non-TPA	2 years	Pharmacology, Ocular Disease or Glaucoma: 35 hours TPA	Up to 20 hours	Not accepted
CO	24	2 years		Up to 8 hours	Not accepted.
CT	20	1 year	Optometrists engaged in the use of ocular agents are required to complete a minimum of 4 hours in pathology detection and a minimum of 4 hours in treatment as it applies to the use of ocular agents.	6	Up to 4 hours
DC	30 TPA 24 non-TPA	2 years	Ocular Therapy 6 hours TPA	Up to 6 hours	Up to 2 hours
DE	24 TPA 12 non-TPA	2 years	TPA 24 hours	4 therapeutic	Not accepted.
FL	30	2 years	6 hours CEE - Ocular Disease or Pharmacology or Ocular Pharmacology		Up to 2 hours
GA	36	2 years	18 hours required for pharmacology and pathology as related to ophthalmologic conditions.	Up to 10 hours	Up to 4 hours
HI	36 TPA 32 non-TPA	2 years	TMOD Up to 36 hours TPA	Up to 9 hours TPA Up to 8 hours non-TPA
ID	18 TPA 12 non-TPA	1 year	6 hours TPA	Up to 6 hours
IL	30	2 years		Up to 4 hours	Up to 4 hours
IN	20	2 years	Up to 20 hours	Up to 8 hours	Not accepted
IA	50 TPA	2 years	20 hours ocular disease 20 hours related systemic disease	Up to 10 hours	6 hours
KS	48*	2 years	Ocular pharmacology 5 hours	Up to 8 hours	Up to 2 hours
KY	15 TPA, 20 if ETP 8 non-TPA	1 year		Up to 5 hours
LA	16	1 year		Up to 2 hours	Not accepted.
ME	25	1 year	Pharmacology or Ocular Disease 15 hours	Up to 5 hours	Up to 2 hours
MD	50 TPA 36 non-TPA	2 years		Up to 20 hours	Up to 4 hours
MA	18	1 year		Up to 4 hours	6 hours maximum
MI	40	2 years	20 hours	Up to 20 hours	Up to 9 hours
MN	40	2 years		Up to 15 hours	Up to 6 hours
MS	20	1 year	10 hours	Up to 4 hours (also includes self-study)	Up to 4 hours
MO	32	2 years		ALL 32 allowed online
MT	36	2 years		Up to 12 hours	Up to 4 hours
NE	32	2 years		Up to 4 hours	Not accepted
NV	30 TPA 18 non-TPA	1 year	15 hours		Up to 5
NH	50 TPA 15 non-TPA	1 year	Ocular Disease TPA 20 hours Class I, remainder Class II. Total hours Non-TPA=15 Class I.	30 of 50	Up to 3 hours
NJ	50	2 years	30 hours: 20 hours Topical TPA 10 hours Oral TPA.	Up to 20 hours
NM	22	1 year	10 hours	Up to 6 hours
NY	36	3 years		Up to 36 hours if interactive
NC	25	1 year	Minimum 12 hours, must be deemed "Certified" by the Board.	6 hours
ND	50	3 years	30 hours	Up to 10 hours	Up to 10 hours
OH	25	1 year	10 hours	Up to 10 hours	Up to 2 hours
OK	18	1 year	5 hours	Up to 3 hours	Up to 3 hours
ON	30	2 year		30
OR	18	1 year	9 hours	Up to 18 hours (100%)!	None accepted
PA	30	2 years		Up to 7.5
RI	20 TPA 16 non-TPA	1 year	10 hours	10 hours
SC	40	2 years	16 hours
SD	45	3 years	5 hours per year	Up to 4 hours	Up to 4 hours
TN	30	2 years	20 hours	Up to 12 hours	Up to 6 hours
TX	16	1 year	6 hours	Up to 8 hours
UT	30	2 years		30
VT	40	2 years	20 hours	Up to 2 hours
VA	16	1 year	2 hours	Up to 20 hours	2
WA	50	2 years		Up to 25 hours	Up to 10 hours
WV	40	2 years	12 hours	Up to 10 hours	Up to 6 hours
WI	30	2 years			Up to 6 hours*
WY	40	2 years	15 hours Systemic therapies	Up to 6 hours internet, correspondence not accepted	Up to 6 hours