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Mississippi Optometry (OD) CE category requirements

How the 20 CE hours every 1 year breaks down by category for optometrists in Mississippi, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

COPE-approved or board-recognized (national/regional/state conference or optometry school/teaching institution) CE
16h
Live face-to-face CE (minimum, per MSBO website notice effective renewal year 2024; remainder may be non-face-to-face)
8h
Prescribing and diversion of narcotics course (every 2 years; credited 1 hr per year; required whether or not the OD holds a DEA number)
1h
Primary eyecare procedures (PEP-certified ODs only, e.g., YAG laser capsulotomy material)
6h

Confirmed against Mississippi Admin. Code Title 30 Part 2901, Chapter 4, Rule 4.1(a): 20 CE hours per calendar year, of which 16 must be COPE-approved, at a national/regional/state conference, or at a school of optometry/teaching institution. The MSBO Board Exam Study Guide (2026) confirms that beginning with renewal year 2024 all ODs must receive at least 8 hrs of live face-to-face CE and up to 12 hrs non-face-to-face per calendar year; a 2-hour narcotics prescribing/diversion course is required every 2 years (1 hr credited per year) regardless of DEA status; PEP-certified ODs must concentrate 6 of their 20 hrs on primary eyecare procedures and maintain in-person hands-on AED training if performing PEP procedures.

Official source: Mississippi State Board of Optometry — MSBO Board Exam Study Guide (2026) and MS Admin. Code Title 30 Part 2901, Ch. 4, Rule 4.1

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