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Recertification
REQUIREMENTS
APPEALS
APPLICATION AND INFORMATION
CEC's FOR PUBLICATION
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Chair, Recertification Section
Peter B. Hay, BA,CRA,FOPS
Retina Vitreous Surgeons of CNY
3107 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13224
Email: Recert@opsweb.org
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The Board of Certification (BOC) promotes professionalism and
enhances the quality of service through continuing education. The BOC requires
each certificant to re-certify at three-year intervals by accumulating
Continuing Education Credits in the field of Ophthalmic Photography and related
curriculum. Approved courses encourage exposure to new approaches and technology
in addition to the renewal of basic skills. The Board deems a three-year
interval appropriate given the pace of changing advances in Ophthalmology
and Ophthalmic Photography.
The certificant must provide proof of compliance with
recertification requirements before the end of the third year of each interval
of certification. Failing to comply results in the revocation of certification.
Once revoked, certification can be regained only by fulfilling the current
requirements for certification.
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Requirements for recertification are:
- CRA Recertification requires the accrual of fifteen hours of continuing
education credits (15 CEC's) during each three-year interval following
initial certification.
CEC's may be earned in the following manner:
- Of the fifteen required hours, a minimum of five (5 CEC's) MUST
be earned by attending official OPS or OPS approved courses or workshops.
Each hour of lecture or workshop equals one credit hour (1 CEC).
- Of the fifteen required hours, a maximum of ten (10 CEC's) MAY be
earned by teaching official OPS or OPS approved courses or workshops.
Each hour of lecture or workshop equals one credit hour (1CEC).
- Of the fifteen required hours, a maximum of ten (10 CEC's) May be
earned by attending NON-OPS APPROVED courses or workshops. These include
courses or workshops approved by the Joint Commission of Allied Health
Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) or courses approved by the American
Medical Association (AMA) for Category I Continuing Ophthalmic Medical
Education. Each hour of these courses or workshops equals one half-credit
hour (1/2 CEC).
- Of the fifteen required hours, a maximum of ten (10 CEC's) may be
earned by first authorship or co-authorship of, the OPS Journal, ophthalmic
journals, photographic journals, ophthalmic or photographic text books
and other scientific publications. All submissions must be of merit
and well recognized. The total value for any submission shall not exceed
three (3 CEC's). Submission of publications for CEC review must be
made by separate application. (See CEC's for Publication for details)
2. CRA Recertification requires the submission of a current certificate
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) that included both written and hands-on
examinations (American
Red Cross or American
Heart Association are preferred).
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OCT Recertification Requirements
- OCT Recertification requires the accrual of eight
hours of continuing education credits (8 CEC's) during each three-year
interval following initial certification.
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Payment of the prevailing recertification fee, payable in US
dollars to the Board of Certification.
Recertification Fees
- Non-OPS Member Fee: $160.00
- OPS Member Fee: $80.00
Please call the OPS Membership Office at 1-800-403-1677 to
verify your membership status before submitting your payment.
Fees should be payable to the Board of Certification in US dollars.
Responsibility and Verifications
It is the responsibility of Certified Retinal Angiographers
to keep track of their CEC's and submit their application
with supporting documentation verifying course teaching,
course or workshop attendance or publication credits. Credits
for teaching must be supported by a copy of the printed program
reflecting the type and degree of involvement. A certificate
of attendance or statement of attendance on official letterhead
from the course director of courses or workshops is required.
A receipt of courses paid for is not acceptable as evidence
of attendance. Credits for publications must be supported
by a validation letter from the Chairman, Recertification
Section.
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Appeals
Should recertification be denied, the applicant may appeal within thirty
(30) days to the Chair of the Recertification Section. Should this appeal
be denied, the applicant may further appeal to the Board of Certification
for a decision, which will be final and binding.
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Recertification Applications and Information
The Chair of the Recertification Section annually mails, in February, applications to
certificants with an expiration date of January 31st of the concurrent
year. Certificants that have not received their application by March 1st
, of their third year of certification, should contact the section chair.
Certificants having difficulty completing their requirements or expect
to be unable to meet the January 31st deadline should contact the
section chair as soon
as possible. He/she may be able to provide assistance or a course of action
necessary for completing the requirements.
Certificants should contact the section chair at Recert@opsweb.org,
or by
mail, fax or phone for current answers to questions or concerns about
recertification requirements or accrual of continuing education credits.
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Continuing Education Credits for Publications
Application:
Application is initiated by requesting a CEC Evaluation Form from the Recertification
Section Chair. The completed form and a copy of each publication are submitted
for review. The chair will issue a written report validating CEC's for
recertification use.
Continuing Education Credits (CEC's) may be earned in the following manner:
- OPS Journal Publications: three (3) CEC's per publication.
- Textbook Publications: two (2) CEC's per publication.
- All other Publications-per case basis: one (1) CEC per publication.
Publication of the same material in different publications will receive
credit only once. Credit will be given for the first year of a publication.
Challenges to credit evaluations received by the chair will be forwarded
to the BOC Executive Committee, which will deliberate the case. The decision
of the BOC Executive Committee will be final and binding.
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