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New Hampshire Optometry (OD) CE category requirements

How the 50 CE hours every 1 year breaks down by category for optometrists in New Hampshire, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Alternative (non-live) CE cap — TPA track up to 8 hrs of the 20 Class I; non-TPA track up to 2 hrs
8h
Glaucoma-specific education (glaucoma-certified ODs; at least 7 hrs formal courses, 3 hrs may be independent study)
10h
Ocular disease Class I CE (TPA track: 20 hrs; non-TPA track: all 15 hrs in ocular disease Class I)
20h

Confirmed against RSA 327:33-a (NH General Court, official): an optometrist certified to use pharmaceutical agents shall complete a minimum of 50 hours of continuing education every year to maintain pharmaceutical certification; a minimum of 20 hours shall be by participation in formal courses. An optometrist certified to treat glaucoma shall complete a minimum of 10 of the required hours in glaucoma-specific education (minimum 7 hours formal courses). Non-pharmaceutical-certified optometrists: minimum 15 hours per calendar year (RSA 327:33). Per N.H. Admin. Code Opt 402.02/402.03/402.04, the TPA track is 50 hrs/year including 20 hrs ocular disease Class I (up to 8 hrs alternative CE); practice management capped at 3 hrs in either track; 'alternative CE' is non-live CE (internet, teleconferences, DVDs).

Official source: New Hampshire RSA 327:33 (non-pharmaceutical tier) and 327:33-a (pharmaceutical/glaucoma tier) — NH General Court

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