Frequently Asked Questions

Yes.

DOH may not renew the license of a licensee who fails to complete this continuing education requirement.

The course may be taken live or through distance learning from any one of the approved providers.

www.cebroker.com

• Go to the course search, under “All Subjects,” click the drop-down menu.
• Click on “Prescribing Controlled Substances.”
• Once the courses are approved, then the Prescribing Controlled Substances tab will lead to registration for the available CE courses.

Please visit www.cebroker.com to view all profession-specific board approved providers.

A minimum of 2 hours.

Yes. At each renewal, Certified Optometrists with Oral Prescriptive Authority must complete a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substance.

Yes.

With a free Basic Account you can view your basic course history, which will list the course name, educational provider name, date of completion and hours reported. It would then be up to you to determine whether all of the courses that have been reported will complete all of your specific continuing education requirements. You can also self-report any continuing education that may be missing. A Professional Account (paid subscription) provides you with all of the tracking tools that CE Broker offers. Your transcript will display what your specific CE requirements are and will calculate what requirements have been met and what may still be outstanding. A Professional Account is a subscription service and is not a requirement but it can be a useful tool in managing your Florida continuing education requirements should you chose to subscribe.

You will be able to view your course history free of charge. Your course history will show all the courses that have been reported.

No, subscriptions remain optional. There are a number of services you can receive by subscribing, however, it is optional. You can always search for courses, report your hours, and view your course history free of charge by creating a Basic Account

No, you can report your hours free of charge anytime during the biennium. For more information please visit www.CEatRenewal.com. Please note, if you take a course from a Florida Board approved Provider they are required to report on your behalf. If you take a course from a National organization it is your responsibility to report completion. There may be other ways for you to obtain credit towards continuing education required for license renewal. For specific approved methods of obtaining continuing education for your profession please review the Board rules by visiting www.flhealthsource.gov .