(2) Attendance at any approved courses or other approved means of continuing education are to be certified to the board upon a form provided by the board and shall be submitted by each optometrist at the time designated by the board but in any case no less frequently than once every two years. In addition to other means of providing such courses and education facilities, the board is authorized to contract for the providing of educational programs to fulfill the requirements of this section and ORS 683.140. The board is further authorized to treat funds set aside for the purpose of continuing education as state funds for the purpose of accepting any funds made available under federal law on a matching basis for the promulgation and maintenance of programs of continuing education. In no instance may the board require a greater number of hours of study than it provides or approves in the State of Oregon and that are available on the same basis to all licensed optometrists. The board shall be allowed to waive the requirements of this section and ORS 683.140 in cases of illness, undue hardship or other similar appropriate reasons.
(3) The board may levy an additional fee for each license renewal to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 683.140.
(4) After giving written notice to all licensees and holding a public hearing, the board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 683.140. [1973 c.69 §§2,4,5; 1987 c.443 §10; 1997 c.506 §1; 1997 c.643 §30]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians
Section 683.010 - Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310.
Section 683.030 - Persons and practices not affected.
Section 683.040 - Qualifications of applicants.
Section 683.060 - Examination of applicants; fee.
Section 683.120 - License renewal; fee; effect of failure to renew license.
Section 683.140 - Grounds for and nature of discipline; civil penalties.
Section 683.165 - Confidential information; liability of person providing information.
Section 683.180 - Prohibited acts and practices.
Section 683.190 - Acceptance of lens for duplication by unlicensed person prohibited; exception.
Section 683.210 - Continuing education requirement; fee; rules.
Section 683.220 - Licensing of applicant holding license in another state.
Section 683.230 - Practice of telemedicine; requirements; rules.
Section 683.250 - Oregon Board of Optometry; qualification and terms of members; quorum.
Section 683.260 - Persons ineligible for membership on board.
Section 683.270 - Powers and duties of board; rules.
Section 683.290 - Disposition of receipts.
Section 683.325 - Investigation of complaints and alleged violations; subpoenas.