CE planning built for practicing optometrists Official sources verified Aug. 18, 2026

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Hey Tanvi, we did a deep dive into your AI roadmap.

It’s exciting seeing the vision to grow Axcel over the next year—especially KMK Optometry!

We noticed a couple things had 5-month development times scoped out.

Specifically, AI-driven CE compliance tracking—renewal alerts—and auto CE credit recommendations given the license states and areas of specialty.

Within a weekend, we were able to run a swarm of AI agents that pulled the compliance training requirements across all 50 states.

Feel free to click around.

State requirement guide

All 50 states.
No regulatory scavenger hunt.

Every summary links back to its official board, administrative code, or government source.

Showing the 10 most populous states

Verified August 18, 2026

California

The total rises from 40 to 50 hours for TPA-certified optometrists.

40hours

Non-TPA licenseWithout therapeutic authority

Board-approved optometric continuing education.

50hours

TPA-certified licenseTPA / therapeutic Applies to you

TPA-certified ODs need 50 total hours, including 35 hours in diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular disease.

10hours

Glaucoma-specificGlaucoma authority Applies to you

TPG- or TLG-certified ODs need 10 glaucoma hours; these are included within the 35 ocular-disease hours.

What to notice: Glaucoma hours are nested inside—not added to—the 35-hour ocular-disease requirement.

At a glance

Required total40 or 50 hours / 2 years

Renewal timingEvery two years, tied to the individual license expiration date.

Delivery rulesUse a Board-accepted provider or course. The Board's summary page does not publish a blanket online-hour cap.

Approved educationBoard-approved courses, accredited U.S. optometry schools, specified national and state optometric organizations, and COPE-approved courses. Practice or business management does not count.

First renewal

A license issued within one year of graduation is exempt from CE for the first renewal.

Carryover / timing

Complete CE within the applicable renewal period; the Board page does not state a routine carryover allowance.

Records

Retain certificates and course details sufficient to document Board acceptance and completion.

Official sourceCalifornia State Board of Optometry — CE Requirements

With all 50 states indexed, it would be trivial then to build an alerting system around it.

License renewal alertCalifornia CE window closes in 30 days Just now

We also put together an AI-assisted credit recommendation provider given the locations and areas of specialty.

Your personalized plan

Tell us how you practice.
We’ll organize the rules.

Choose up to three licenses for this prototype. Your profile updates every requirement and recommendation instantly.

Personalized now

Your CE game plan

Planning guidance based on your current profile.

AI-indexed rules

California2-year cycle

50hours required

32estimated remaining

Category acceptance still needs validation.

Texas2-year cycle

32hours required

14estimated remaining

Category acceptance still needs validation.

Lock in the strictest format

Protect your delivery mix first. TX: At least 16 of the 32 hours must be live or synchronous live webinar education with real-time interaction.

Build the clinical core

Prioritize glaucoma and ocular-disease education that can support multiple clinical buckets.

Finish the state-specific details

Reserve time for state-specific training in TX.

Auto-generated learning mix

Topic recommendations · Course approval still required

Clinical matchGlaucoma clinical updateTarget 4 hours · Best available format

Ranked first because it matches your stated practice focus.

Multi-state coreGlaucoma & ocular diseaseTarget 6 hours · Live / interactive

Evaluate for overlapping clinical buckets across CA + TX.

Compliance detailState-required training blockHours vary · State-specific providers

Keep jurisdiction-specific mandates separate and verify each approval.

Hours logged are a planning estimate until each certificate’s category, provider approval, and delivery format are confirmed.

We built all of this to show you that a lot of your AI roadmap can be accelerated with the right AI transformation partner.Let’s cook up some AI agents together Tanvi.- Kash