8 PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

 

ORR # 2004-003 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

 

BOARD OF OPTOMETRY - GENERAL RULES

 

(By authority conferred on the director of the department of community health by section 17401 of 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17401and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-1,1996-2 and 2003-18, MCL 333.3101, 445.2001and 445.2011)

 

R 338.256, R 338.256a, R 338.256b, R 338.257, and R 338.275 are amended as follows:

 

GENERAL RULES

 

R 338.256 Continuing education.

Rule 6. (1) An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the license shall accumulate not less than 24 40 hours of board- approved continuing education.

(2)    An applicant for license renewal who holds certification to administer topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents or certification to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, or both, shall accumulate not less than 12 20 hours of board-approved continuing education in addition to the 24 hours required under subrule (1) of this rule. in pharmacological management of ocular conditions.

(3)     An applicant for license renewal shall complete in each renewal period at least 1 continuing education hour in pain and symptom management. Continuing education hours may include, but are not limited to, courses in behavior management, psychology of pain, pharmacology, behavior modification, stress management, clinical applications, and drug interactions.

(3)    (4) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant's certificate of compliance with the requirements of this rule. The optometrist shall retain documentation of meeting the requirements of this rule for a period of 4 years from the date of applying for license renewal.

 

R 338.256a Acceptable continuing education; limitations.

Rule 6a. (1) The board shall consider any of the following as board-approved continuing education:

(a)     Successful completion of a course or courses offered for credit in an optometry school approved by the board under R 338.254, without limitation.

(b)     Successful completion of a continuing education program offered by an optometry school approved by the board under R 338.254, without limitation.

(c)     Attendance at a continuing education program approved by the board under R 338.256b, without limitation.

(d)     Renewal of a license held in another state that requires continuing education for license renewal which is substantially equivalent to the requirements of these rules if the applicant resides and practices

 

 

in that state. One continuing education contact hour may be granted for each 50 to 60 minutes of program attendance, without limitation, at a continuing education program that has been granted approval by another state board of optometry.

(e)     One hour of continuing education may be earned for each hour involved in the presentation of a continuing education program approved by the board.

(f)    A maximum of 8 credit hours per renewal period may be earned for programs related to optometric topics approved for category 1 continuing education by the Michigan boards of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(g)      A maximum of 8 credit hours per renewal may be earned for programs related to optometric pharmacological topics approved for continuing education by the board of pharmacy.

(2)   The board shall consider requests for approval of continuing education programs by sponsors who submit applications on a form provided by the department. The board may evaluate applications for approval based upon all of the following:

(a)    Program content as it relates to the practice of optometry.

(b)    Instructor credentials for conducting the specific program.

(c)      The number of lecture hours of the program, with a minimum of 1 hour being submitted for consideration.

(d)    Attendance monitoring plan.

(3)    A total maximum of 18 29 hours may be granted in board-approved programs in either of the following areas:

(a)    ) A maximum of 6 9 hours relating to practice management.

(b)      A maximum of 12 20 hours relating to self-evaluation journal tests and multimedia education, including online continuing education.

 

R 338.256b Adoption of standards and criteria by reference.

Rule 6b. The board approves and adopts by reference the standards and criteria of the council on optometric practitioner education (cope) that are set forth in the publication entitled ”Information and Application for Course Qualification. ,” July 2003. A copy of the publication may be obtained at no cost from either the Michigan Board of Optometry,

P. O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909, or from the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education, Suite  401, 4340 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education, 1750 S. Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 503, St. Louis, MO 63144 or from the council’s website at http://www.copeonline.org. Printed copies also are available for inspection and distribution at cost from the Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Ottawa Building, 611 W. Ottawa,

P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909.

 

R 338.257 Relicensure.

Rule 7. (1) An individual whose license has been null and void for less than 3 years under section 16201(3) of the code may be relicensed upon satisfying both of the following requirements:

(a)    Submission of the application and fees.

(b)     Submission of 36 40 hours of continuing education in programs approved by the board that have been earned within the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of the application. If an individual is certified to administer therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, as provided in R 338.275, at least 20 of the continuing education hours shall be in the category of pharmacological management of ocular conditions.

(2)   An individual whose license has been null and void for more than 3 years under section 16201(4) of the code may be relicensed upon compliance with subrule (1) of this rule and upon satisfying either of the following requirements:

 

 

(a)     Establish that the applicant has been licensed and engaged in the practice of optometry in another state and successfully completed the board’s jurisprudence examination.

(b)    Take and pass the board’s clinical examination.

 

R 338.275 Certification to administer topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agents; application; qualifications; adoption of standards.

Rule 25. An applicant for certification to administer a topical ocular diagnostic pharmaceutical agent in the practice of optometry shall submit a completed application, on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. In addition to meeting the other requirements of the code and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements:

(a)    Successfully complete a course of study in general and clinical pharmacology. The applicant shall be considered to have successfully completed the required course of study upon being granted the credit hours designated for the course of study by the teaching institution where the course is offered.

(b)     Establish a board-approved emergency treatment plan for the management and referral of patients who experience any adverse drug reaction.

(c)     Submit to a board-approved examination on the subject of general and ocular pharmacology as it relates to the practice of optometry, and achieve a score on the examination of not less than 75%. If an applicant fails the examination, it may be retaken upon payment of the requisite fee.

(d)    Successfully complete a course in advance cardiac life support or a course in basic life support that is offered by an organization or institution approved by the board. The board approves and adopts by reference the training standards and guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care courses published in the journal of the American medical association, volume 268, no. 16, on  October 28, 1992. A copy of the standards and guidelines may be obtained from the Michigan Board of  Optometry, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30018, Lansing, Michigan 48909, at no cost, or the American Heart Association, 7320 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, at a cost as of the time of adoption of  these rules of $1.04. the standards for credentialing in basic and advanced life support set forth by the American heart association in the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care for professional providers and published in “Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care” (70-2041). A copy of the guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care is available for inspection and distribution to the public at cost from the Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909. A printed copy is available from the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 or http://www.americanheart.org at a cost of $20 as of the adoption of these rules.