22 Tex. Admin. Code § 275.2 - Required Education
(a) Education for
an advanced degree in optometric field or optometrically related field.
One-hour credit will be given for each semester hour earned, and a total of 16
credit hours will be allowed for each full academic year of study.
(b) Research in lieu of training. Credit will
be given only for full-time research. Sixteen credit hours will be given for
each full year of research.
(c)
Teaching. One credit hour is allowed for each education hour of teaching of
board-approved continuing education courses.
(d) Continuing education courses. See §
275.1(b)
of this title (relating to General Requirements).
(e) Clinical rotations or rounds. One hour of
continuing education credit will be given for each two clock hours spent on
clinical rounds, for a maximum of four hours per calendar year. Beginning with
the 2023 license renewal, credit will be given for a maximum of eight hours of
clinical rotations or rounds hours taken during the two-year period preceding
license renewal. Sponsoring organizations and universities must submit
information regarding scheduled rounds and certify to the board at least on a
quarterly basis the number of continuing education hours obtained.
(f) Credit will be given for a maximum of
eight hours of the combined total of correspondence course hours and on-line
computer course hours per calendar year. Beginning with the 2023 license
renewal, credit will be given for a maximum of 16 hours of the combined total
of correspondence course hours and on-line computer course hours taken during
the two-year period preceding license renewal. On-line computer courses are
those courses described in §
275.1(b)(8)
of this title. Correspondence courses must be sponsored and graded by
accredited optometry colleges.
(g)
Requirements for renewal of license imposed by other state law. A licensee that
fails to timely meet these requirements may not renew the license.
(1) Two-hour controlled substances
prescribing course. Section
481.07635 of
the Health and Safety Code requires each active optometric glaucoma specialist
licensed prior to September 1, 2020, to complete two hours of continuing
education related to approved procedures of prescribing and monitoring
controlled substances on or before September 1, 2021. Each active optometric
glaucoma specialist licensed after September 1, 2020, must complete the
continuing education required by this subsection within one year of the initial
optometric glaucoma specialist license date. Licensees will receive two credit
hours upon submission of written proof of completion of the approved course.
This is a one-time education requirement. The taking of board-approved courses
described in this subsection in subsequent years may satisfy the professional
responsibility requirement of §
275.1(b)
of this title.
(2) One-hour opioid
prescribing course. To renew a license for 2021 and subsequent years, §
481.0764
of the Health and Safety Code requires all active licensees who prescribe or
dispense opioids to take each year a one-hour board-approved continuing
education course covering best practices, alternative treatment options, and
multi-modal approaches to pain management that may include physical therapy,
psychotherapy, and other treatments. Licensees will receive one credit hour
upon submission of written proof of completion of the approved
course.
(3) One-hour human
trafficking course. Not later than January 1, 2021, all active licensees who
provide direct patient care must submit proof of completion of a one-hour human
trafficking course approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
as required by §
116.002
of the Occupations Code. Commencing effective January 1, 2022, all active
licensees who provide direct patient care shall complete one-hour of human
trafficking continuing education prior to each biennial renewal as required by
§
116.003
of the Occupations Code. The courses taken to satisfy the human trafficking
requirement shall include information on identifying and assisting victims of
human trafficking and be approved by the Texas Health and Human Services
Commission.
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