65-1509a. Continuing education requirements. In addition to the payment of the license renewal fee, each licensee applying for license renewal shall furnish to the secretary of the board satisfactory evidence of successfully completing a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education annually, five hours of which shall relate to ocular pharmacology, therapeutics or related topics of study, approved by the board in the year just preceding such application for the renewal of the license. The board, in its discretion, may increase the required hours of continuing education by rules and regulations adopted by the board. On or before April 1 of each year, the secretary of the board shall send a written notice of continuing education requirements to this effect to every person holding a valid license to practice optometry within the state as provided in subsection (a) of K.S.A. 65-1509, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1939, ch. 240, § 7; L. 1975, ch. 318, § 7; L. 1987, ch. 235, § 4; L. 1990, ch. 223, § 6; L. 1999, ch. 23, § 5; L. 2012, ch. 8, § 5; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists
65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.
65-1504b Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.
65-1509a Continuing education requirements.
65-1511 Partial invalidity of act.
65-1516 Professional incompetence; unprofessional conduct; defined.
65-1517 Revocation, suspension or limitation of license; censure; grounds.
65-1518 Administrative proceedings; procedure; review; civil enforcement; costs.
65-1519 Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts.
65-1520 Mental or physical examination of licensee; computation of time limit for hearing.
65-1521 Reinstatement of license after revocation.
65-1523 Injunctive relief for violations of act, rules and regulations.
65-1524 Practice of optometry by corporation or limited liability company prohibited, exceptions.