Mississippi Optometry Board Newsletter November 2024

MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

Kimberly Johnson Ragan, OD

President

Hilary Parrish, OD The Board administers examinations on the second Saturdays of Secretary Lori Blackmer, OD Mississippi optometrists for 2024 are:

Anna Middleton, OD January Leyser Hayes Special Assistant Attorney General July Legal Counsel

Cynthia Brown

Compliance Specialist

5 Old River Place, Suite 105

Jackson, Mississippi 39202

Phone: (601) 919-1343

Fax: (601) 919-1432 www.msbo.ms.gov info@msbo.ms.gov Board Licensed Optometrists

January and July as statutorily required. The newly licensed  You must renew your license by midnight on December 31, The Mississippi Continuing Education requirements are 20 hours CE Requirements and CPR Renewals 2024. After that time, there will annually. A minimum of 10 hours must be TPA (therapeutic); 1 be a $15 late renewal fee. Click hour minimum each in DEA and CPR (both current at the time of here to renew.

renewal). A minimum of 6 hours is required if PEP certi�ied. If you  If you are PEP certi�ied, your The current Board members are: were enrolled in Optometry school any time during the current YAG outcomes for 2024 must calendar year, you are exempt from the continuing education be reported to the Board Of�ice. requirements. Please use the form found here.  It is the responsibility of each optometrist to notify the Board

Of�ice 14 days prior to any The Board encourages all renewing optometrists to utilize OE changes in business or per-OE TRACKER TRACKER to report CE hours during renewal. OE TRACKER can sonal mailing addresses and/ Board Contact Information save you time and reduce your paperwork by tracking all your CE or telephone numbers (refer to Rule 8.15 of the Mississippi credits electronically. If you don't know your OE TRACKER number you can on ARBO's website (www.arbo.org). Rules and Regulations). NEWSLETTER

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Volume 9 Issue 1 November 2024 Jay Johnson, OD Benjamin Fraysur, OD Collin Rounsavall, OD Richard Clark, OD David Nelson, OD Andrea Bell, OD Leslie Jones, OD Mary Theresa Taormina, OD Hannah Massengale, OD Stephanie McMillen, OD Andrew McDonald, OD Haven Richardson, OD Mary Lou Puglese, OD James Williamson, OD Jasmine Deloach, OD Amanda Howell, OD Jennifer Willcox, OD Michael Bifano, OD Angelica Jones, OD Zachary James, OD Mallory Clark, OD Dillon Pankey, OD Jessica Fawer, OD Grace Dalton, OD Takeva Hicks, OD Emma Byers, OD Tam Nguyen, OD