Continuing Education Credits
The American Society of Ocularists, Inc.
(ASO) educational program is accepted by the NEBO. Credits are given
by the ASO to the student through a transcript.
Other CE Credit Application
continuing education credits accumulated outside of the ASO
can be applied for with this application.
WHY CREDITS ARE
NEEDED
REGISTRATION
All Board
Certified Ocularists must register three years after date of
certification and/or recertification. Failure to Register or allowing his/her
Certificate to expire will result
in Certification expiration (loss of BCO designation.).
Registration
Requirements
a) 50 NEBO
approved continuing education credits. (Credits must be earned during a period
of four (4) years prior to July in the year of Registration). Example: If your
Certificate expires June, 2009, you must Register in the Fall, 2008. Credits are
valid from July, 2004 - July, 2008.
b) Payment of
required fee.
Failure to
Register or allowing his/her Certificate to expire will result in Certification
expiration (loss of BCO designation-see Certification Expiration) Reinstate with
credits, normal fee and late fee.
A new
certificate will be issued upon completion of registration requirements.
RECERTIFICATION
Board Certified
Ocularists must recertify every six years. (Recertification year is the last 2
digits of your ID# on your certificate or in the National Registry Listings.)
Failure to Recertify or allowing his/her Certificate to expire
will result in Certification expiration (loss of BCO designation-see
Certification Expiration).
Recertification
Requirements
Process I
a) accumulate
100 NEBO approved CE credits including 80 category A and/or B and 20 credits, A, B, and/or C credits (Credits must be earned
during a period of seven (7) years prior to July in the year of
Recertification). Example: If your Certificate expires June, 2009, you must
Recertify in the Fall, 2008. Credits are valid from July, 2001 - July, 2008.
b) pay the
recertification examination fee.
b) achieve a
passing grade in the continuing competence assessment (Part A, Written)
examination
c) pay the
recertification examination fee.
Process II
a) accumulate
300 NEBO approved CE credits including 240
category A and/or B and 60 credits, A, B, and/or C credits . (Credits must be
earned during a period of seven (7) years prior to July in the year of
Recertification). Example: If your Certificate expires June, 2009, you must
Recertify in the Fall, 2008. Credits are valid from July, 2001-July,
2008.
b) pay the
recertification examination fee.
Failure to
Recertify or allowing his/her Certificate to expire will result in Certification expiration (loss of BCO
designation-see Certification Expiration).
Certification
Expiration: What it means.
When your Certificate expires as
a result of your failure to Register or Recertify, you must remove any mention
implied or written of NEBO Board Certification (BCO) in any form
[3rd party payers (insurance, Medicare, etc.),
telephone advertising, literature, stationary, slides, books, etc.] as
soon as possible. Failure to comply
may result in legal action due to misrepresentation of qualifications to both
professional and public concerns.
You will lose your privileges
and will no longer be Board Certified. You will not be reissued a certificate
and your name will not be listed in
the National Registry.
You can recertify by either 1)
submit 100 approved CE Credits (80 A or B and 20 A, B and/or C) and achieve a
passing grade in the next Recertification Exam
(Process I) or 2) submit 300 approved CE Credits (240 A or B and 60 A, B and/or
C) (Process II). A fee is also
required regardless of the process used to accomplished recertification.
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