Oregon Optometry (OD) CE requirements

Optometrist — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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18CE hours every 1 yearVerify with board

Renewal: Licenses renew annually on a birth-month cycle; complete renewal applications are due on the first day of the month of license expiration (the licensee's birth month) per OAR 852-050-0006.

Required categories

Tmod
9h

Details

Reporting
Enter CE in the Board's Licensee Self-Service Portal and retain documentation for audit.

At least 9 of the 18 annual hours must be TMOD (treatment/management of ocular disease). One hour of cultural competency education is required every other renewal and at first renewal; one hour of pain-management education is required every other renewal (with a one-time requirement at first renewal on or after January 1, 2020), per OAR 852 Division 70. No general online-hour limit; excess CE no more than two years old may carry forward.

Official source: Oregon Board of Optometry - Continuing Education (OAR Chapter 852, Division 70)

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

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