(1) A minimum of twenty-five category 1 credit hours must be earned in any two-year reporting period.

(2) Up to ten category 1 credit hours may be earned for live courses attended remotely, provided that attendees have the documented opportunity to question the instructor and hear the questions of other attendees in real time.

(3) Credits may be obtained for in-person live-attended education offered by the following optometry-specific course and program sources:

(a) The American Optometric Association (AOA) and its state affiliates;

(b) Educational institutions accredited by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO);

(c) The Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO) and its state agency members;

(d) Nationally recognized academic and scholarly optometric organizations including, but not limited to, the American Academy of Optometry, the Optometric Extension Program, and the College of Optometrists in Vision Development; and

(e) Ophthalmic referral centers, secondary and tertiary ophthalmic specialty providers.