Optometrist CE Requirements by State
Continuing education requirements for optometrists, state by state — hours, renewal cycles, and official board sources.
Alabama20 hrs · Every yearAlaska40 hrs · Every 2 yearsArizona32 hrs · Every 2 yearsArkansas12 hrs · Every yearCalifornia50 hrs · Every 2 yearsColorado24 hrs · Every 2 yearsConnecticut20 hrs · Every yearDelaware30 hrs · Every 2 yearsDistrict of Columbia36 hrs · Every 2 yearsFlorida30 hrs · Every 2 yearsGeorgia36 hrs · Every 2 yearsHawaii32 hrs · Every 2 yearsIdaho18 hrs · Every yearIllinois30 hrs · Every 2 yearsIndiana20 hrs · Every 2 yearsIowa50 hrs · Every 2 yearsKansas48 hrs · Every 2 yearsKentucky15 hrs · Every yearLouisiana16 hrs · Every yearMaine25 hrs · Every yearMaryland36 hrs · Every 2 yearsMassachusetts18 hrs · Every yearMichigan40 hrs · Every 2 yearsMinnesota40 hrs · Every 2 yearsMississippi20 hrs · Every yearMissouri32 hrs · Every 2 yearsMontana36 hrs · Every 2 yearsNebraska44 hrs · Every 2 yearsNevada40 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew Hampshire100 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew Jersey50 hrs · Every 2 yearsNew Mexico22 hrs · Every yearNew York36 hrs · Every 3 yearsNorth Carolina25 hrs · Every yearNorth Dakota40 hrs · Every 2 yearsOhio50 hrs · Every 2 yearsOklahoma25 hrs · Every yearOregon18 hrs · Every yearPennsylvania30 hrs · Every 2 yearsRhode Island20 hrs · Every yearSouth Carolina40 hrs · Every 2 yearsSouth Dakota45 hrs · Every 3 yearsTennessee40 hrs · Every 2 yearsTexas32 hrs · Every 2 yearsUtah30 hrs · Every 2 yearsVermont40 hrs · Every 2 yearsVirginia20 hrs · Every yearWashington50 hrs · Every 2 yearsWest Virginia40 hrs · Every 2 yearsWisconsin30 hrs · Every 2 yearsWyoming40 hrs · Every 2 years