Minnesota Optometry (OD) CE requirements
Optometrist — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: Licenses renew annually: renewal application must be submitted on or before January 1 and a renewed license is valid January 1–December 31. CE is measured over a two-year compliance period (40 clock hours per 2 years).
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Confirmed against Minnesota Rules 6500.0900 (statutory authority MS 148.53; 148.57; 148.59; 214.06; 214.12): 40 clock hours of board-approved optometric CE per two-year period as a prerequisite to renewal. MN Rules 6500.0950 caps home study/self-instruction at 15 hrs per two-year period. Per Minn. Stat. 214.12 subd. 6 (2018), licensees with prescribing authority must obtain at least 2 hrs per cycle on best practices in prescribing opioids and controlled substances. Licensees may count up to 6 hrs practice management per period (per board guidance).
Official source: Minnesota Rules 6500.0900, 6500.0950, 6500.2000 — Board of Optometry (Minnesota Revisor)
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