PDFWAC 246-851-170

Category 5Credit for self-directed study.

(1) A maximum of twenty-five category 5 credit hours may be earned in any two-year reporting period.
(2) Credits may be obtained for nonsupervised individual continuing educational activities.
(a) Subject matter must be from professional optometric or medical literature or multimedia material;
(b) Course material may be presented in any form of printed or electronic media;
(c) Courses must be approved by a category 1 organization listed in WAC 246-851-125; and
(d) Successful completion of an examination or other assessment tool is required for qualifying credit. Up to ten category 5 credit hours may be earned by submitting in lieu of an assessment tool a nonhandwritten report which includes a copy of the article, publication source and date, and at least ten descriptive statements from the article.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.54.070(2). WSR 15-24-119, § 246-851-170, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/1/16; WSR 04-21-077, § 246-851-170, filed 10/20/04, effective 11/20/04; WSR 97-12-088, § 246-851-170, filed 6/4/97, effective 7/5/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.54.070. WSR 91-22-061 (Order 210B), § 246-851-170, filed 11/1/91, effective 12/2/91; WSR 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified as § 246-851-170, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.54.070(2). WSR 89-10-030 (Order PM 839), § 308-53-146, filed 4/27/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.54.070(5). WSR 80-04-054 (Order PL 331), § 308-53-146, filed 3/21/80.]