Continuing Education for Florida-licensed Optometrists
The Florida State Licensing Board of Optometry has unique licensing requirements. SECO encourages attendees to contact the Florida State Licensing Board to resolve questions regarding state licensing.
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SECO will report CE credits of attendees who provide FL license information to CEBroker.com. SECO will not submit attendance information to CEBroker.com unless you provide SECO a Florida license.
Continuing Education with Examination (formerly Transcript Quality Education)
SECO offers CEE courses. To obtain the examination for a CEE course, attendees
must fill out and return a CEE request form available at the OD Information
Booth. Examinations requested by attendees will be mailed post-SECO. The University
of Alabama, Birmingham, administers the examinations. There is a $25 processing
fee per examination associated with CEE payable to UAB. Mail completed tests
with payment to UAB School of Optometry-CE, 1716 University Blvd., Birmingham,
AL 35294-0010.
Required Education
Some education is required by the Florida State Licensing Board. These course topics include Jurisprudence, HIV/AIDS Update, and Medical Errors. These requirements may be found by visiting the Florida Board of Optometry online, "Rules: Chapter 64B13, Florida Administrative Code." Below are excerpts from the Administrative code, 64B13-5.001 Hours Requirement:
(3) Licensed practitioners shall be required to complete one hour of approved continuing education in acquired immune
deficiency syndrome education as part of the requirement of subsection 64B13-5.001(1), F.A.C. Such continuing education shall
comply with the requirements of Section 456.033, F.S.
(5) Licensed practitioners may earn two clock hours in the area of Florida jurisprudence as allowed by subsection (6) by
attending a meeting of the Board for no less than four (4) continuous hours. Licensed practitioners will be required to sign-in and
sign-out with board staff. Those licensed practitioners present for disciplinary purposes are not eligible to earn the two clock hours
for the Board meeting.
(6) Licensed practitioners who at any time during the biennium practiced in Florida shall be required to obtain two (2) hours of
education in the area of Florida jurisprudence.
(7) Out of state licensees may satisfy the requirements for jurisprudence by certifying that they have obtained and read a copy
of Chapters 456 and 463, F.S., and Rule Chapter 64B13, F.A.C.
(8) Licensees are required to complete a 2-hour course relating to prevention of medical errors as part of the licensure and
renewal process. The course shall be approved by the Board and shall include a study of root-cause analysis, error reduction and
prevention, and patient safety. The 2-hour course shall count towards the total number of continuing education hours required for
licensure renewal. If the course is being offered by a facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 395, F.S., for its employees, the Board
approves 1 hour of the 2-hour course to be specifically related to error reduction and prevention methods used in that facility.
SECO encourage attendees to contact the Florida State Licensing Board
with questions regarding licensure.
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