CE Providers — Obtaining Course Approval
The Board has determined that the following providers who provide courses in subjects directly related to optometry satisfy the criteria for acceptable continuing education hours and are given automatic approval:
- Courses sponsored by an optometry college or school accredited by the American Optometric Council on Education (ACOE);
- Courses sponsored by the American Optometric Association (AOA) or an affiliate of the AOA;
- Courses sponsored by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) or an affiliate of AAO;
- Courses accredited by the Council on Optometric Provider Education (COPE);
- Courses sponsored and or approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission;
- Courses sponsored by the American Board of Optometry;
- Courses approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (AACME); and
- Courses in professional responsibility given by a board accredited in-state college or school of optometry may be given approval if the course is made available as a live course in this state and on the internet; and includes the study of professional ethics, the Texas Optometry Act and Board Rules, judicious prescribing of dangerous drugs, pain management, or drug abuse by professionals.
Providers/courses that are not pre-approved must submit an application to the Board for approval based on the same deadlines (two weeks prior to each Board meeting). Courses for approval must be submitted through the CE Broker portal. The portal goes directly to TOB staff.
Find more information at these links: PROVIDER INFO and CE Provider Suite Info.