Montana Optometry (OD) CE category requirements

Q: What CE categories are required for optometrists in Montana?

Asynchronous CE (maximum 12 hrs per 2-year period): 12 hours; Practice management CE (maximum 4 hrs per 2-year period): 4 hours. Board rules change — verify against the official source.

How the 36 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for optometrists in Montana, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Asynchronous CE (maximum 12 hrs per 2-year period)

12h

Practice management CE (maximum 4 hrs per 2-year period)

Confirmed against Mont. Admin. R. 24.168.2101: 36 hrs approved CE every two years; up to 12 hrs may be asynchronous; up to 4 hrs may be practice management; no limit on online synchronous CE. Exceptions: new graduates within 1 year of graduation and ACOE residency enrollees are excused for their first CE cycle. The rule contains no mandated glaucoma, pharmacology, or suicide-prevention categories (older third-party summaries citing a 40-hour tier with ocular-disease/pharmacology/glaucoma/suicide mandates do not match the current rule).

Official source: Montana Admin. R. 24.168.2101 (Board of Optometry)

Full requirements: Montana Optometry (OD) CE requirements
When it's due: Montana Optometry (OD) license renewal deadline
What it costs: Montana Optometry (OD) license renewal fees
Audits & penalties: Montana Optometry (OD) CE audits & penalties

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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