Additional Recertification Information
Sources of CE Credit
JCAHPO publishes a listing of all programs awarded CE credit under “Education - Earn Credits at Home” or “Education - Earn Credits at
Meetings” at www.jcahpo.org including independent study courses with quizzes. Information on CE opportunities, including distance
learning options (downloadable audio, audio/video, downloadable text, and web-based seminars) and independent study courses
with quizzes are also posted on the website.
Your Global Center for Online Ophthalmic
Continuing Education
EyeCareCE was designed to increase your value as a highly skilled member of the medical eye care team. Leading ophthalmic organizations
representing more than 20,000 ophthalmic medical technicians have collaborated to create the EyeCareCE website.
EyeCareCE serves as the premier e-learning network delivering affordable, accessible education and training. The website offers courses
at basic, intermediate and advanced levels, with new courses added regularly. You can access interactive simulations, downloadable
audio, audio/video, downloadable text, and web-based seminars.
Most courses include a quiz or assessment as the final component of an activity. Upon completion of the quiz, you will receive feedback
on your results and have the opportunity to print a continuing education credit certificate for your records.
Offering assessment tests of up to 100 questions, you can complete the assessments to qualify for certificates of completion and
continuing education credits or to prepare for certification examinations. To access the continuing education opportunities offered
by EyeCareCE, visit www.eyecarece.org.
Non-Certified Status
If you do not apply for recertification or miss the recertification application deadline, you will be placed on non-certified status.
Individuals who are placed on non-certified status are not permitted to represent themselves as JCAHPO-certified personnel;
and they may not utilize the credential after their name on business cards, stationery, name badges, etc. From the time you are
placed on non-certified status, you will have 12 months (one year) to apply for recertification before your credential becomes
revoked. Within that 12 month period, the number of continuing education credits required to recertify does not increase, but a
late fee will be assessed. You will not receive a new recertification date if you recertify within the 12-month non-certified status.
For example, if you are due to recertify in December 2014, but do not recertify until December 2015, your new cycle will still be
December 2014-December 2017.
If your non-certified status continues for longer than 12 months, your certification will be considered revoked. Please contact the
JCAHPO Certification Department for your reinstatement options.
Recertification Application Audits
If you are applying for recertification for the first time or are late recertifying, please include copies of the evidence of credits earned
with your recertification application.
JCAHPO also conducts random audits of recertification applications, requesting proof of attendance and credits earned at all CE
courses listed on the application. Please retain all documentation to verify credits in case you are audited. Once you have received
your certificate and wallet card, there is no need to retain documentation except for your own records.
Denial of Recertification
If, during the process of applying for recertification, allegations of a violation of the JCAHPO Standards, Procedures, and Sanctions
Pertaining to Certification and Recertification are investigated and proven true, this may result in the denial of recertification, either on
a temporary or permanent basis, depending on the circumstances. Certificants are expected to fully cooperate with the investigation.
OSC Recertification
Recertification for the Ophthalmic Scribe Certification (OSC) is achieved by completing the online examination. There is not a CE
credit requirement.
"Certification to me is not only a personal accomplishment, but with all the specific healthcare
changes we continue to face, I feel it is also a necessity for job security."
- John Pignone Reed, COT, ROUB, OSC
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