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New Jersey Optometry (OD) CE category requirements

How the 50 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for optometrists in New Jersey, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Correspondence/internet/journal/grand rounds/lecture prep/article prep CE (maximum 20 of the 50 credits, including max 10 of the 30 TPA credits)
20h
CPR certification (maximum 6 credits per biennial period)
6h
Ocular disease/pharmacology/TMOD (TPA-certified ODs: 30 credits — 20 topical TPA + 10 oral TPA)
30h
Optometric practice management or managed care CE (maximum 10 credits per biennial period)
10h

Confirmed against N.J.A.C. 13:38-7.4: 50 continuing professional optometric education credits per biennial period, including 30 TPA credits for licensees certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (20 topical + 10 oral per board guidance); max 20 credits from videotape/audiotape/computer/internet/journal/correspondence courses, structured grand rounds, hands-on demonstrations, interactive workshops, lecture preparation, or published articles (max 10 of those toward the 30 TPA credits); max 10 credits practice management/managed care; max 6 credits CPR. In 2018 the NJ AG/DCA proposed requiring 1 of the 50 credits to address hydrocodone or opioids in general (njoag.gov, 10/25/2018) — adoption status not verified in the rule text reviewed.

Official source: New Jersey State Board of Optometrists — Licensee FAQ (50 credits per biennial period)

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