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Continuing Educational Requirements
1. General provisions
A. Each licensee must submit twenty-four (24) numbers,
units/hours of approved continuing professional education, at
the time he or she applies for her/his second license renewal.
(Beginning with the January 1, 2002 license biennium, the total
number of continuing education units/hours will increase to
thirty six (36). Beginning with the January 1, 2004 license
biennium, the total number of CEUs/hours will increase to forty
eight 48).
B. Such evidence, on forms acceptable to the Board, must be
submitted before November 1 of the year during which the
current license expires.
C. A license cannot be renewed without evidence of having
fulfilled the continuing education requirements.
D. CEUs/hours earned in the current biennium, that are in
excess of the requirements for license renewal, may not be
applied retroactively nor carried forward to a subsequent
license renewal period.
E. The Board, at its discretion, may grant an extension of time
for completion of all or part of the continuing education
requirements to a licensee who, because of extenuating
circumstances, has been unable to meet the continuing
education requirements during the license biennium. The
Board requires verification of the extenuating circumstance.
F. The Board will approve CEUs/hours taken for credit
towards license renewal. Such approvals may take the form of:
1. Program approval(s) granted by the Board to the sponsor or
instructor of a
continuing professional education offering.
2. Individual requests for credit granted by the Board to a
licensee or an offering whose sponsor or instructor did not
seek program approval.
3. Program approval(s) granted by the Board to organizations
whose continuing education standards have been approved by
the Board.
G. The Board shall annually review the standards used in
determining such approval(s).
H. The Board may waive particular rules regarding continuing
professional education in specific situations for licensees.
Such waivers shall only be effective when recorded in the
official minutes of the Board.
I. There shall be two types of continuing professional education
approved by the Board; Category 1 and Category 2. (In each
category, the unit or hour represents one clock hour).
1. Category 1 activities include (documented physical
attendance required);
a. Courses sponsored or co-sponsored by agencies,
organizations, or institutions that have obtained United States
Office of Education accreditation, that are within the health
professions and have been approved by the Board; or
b. Courses offered by individuals that are sponsored by
national or state professional associations, which are within
the health professions and have been approved by the Board.
c. Each Category 1 course must present subject material
related to the concepts of chiropractic principles and practice
including, but not limited to, diagnostic procedures, patient
care and management. The Board establishes the following
criteria.
i. Principles in the practice of chiropractic including, but not
limited to:
Chiropractic treatment and adjusting technique(s).
Physical, laboratory, orthopedic, neurologic examination and
diagnosis.
Radiology, its technique and interpretation.
Nutrition and dietetics.
Ancillary procedures related to chiropractic healthcare.
Chiropractic history and theory.
ii. Chiropractic office procedures including, but not limited to:
Regulatory compliance and risk management.
Insurance procedures and reporting.
Public service programs and other community service
activities (i.e. screenings, sports programs, patient education
programs, etc.)
iii. Category 1 courses may not be attended more than once
for continuing professional education credit in the current
license biennium.
2. Category 2 activities include:
a. Instruction/teaching, including teaching chiropractic
students, chiropractic doctors, other health professionals and
corporations, businesses and groups interested in the subject
of chiropractic health;
b. Preparing and publishing research papers or case studies,
writing on health subjects or making presentations to a
professional audience;
c. Participating in inspection programs for accreditation and/or
approval of colleges or clinics, administering and participating
in programs or examinations leading to chiropractic licensure
or post-graduation certification;
d. Self-instruction such as reading health related professional
publications, and/or distance learning as it relates, the use of
health-related audio tapes, videotapes, slides, programmed
instructions or computer-assisted programs;
e. Peer review activities such as chiropractic audit, utilization
review or participating in a peer review organization;
f. Professional self-assessment programs;
g. Meritorious learning experiences that are individually
approved by the Board;
h. CPR certification, CPR recertification, basic/advanced first
aid training; or
i. Wellness programs.
J. Continuing Professional Education Requirements
Each chiropractic doctor licensed by the Board, shall complete
during the current biennium, a minimum of twenty four (24)(
units of Category 1 continuing education). Beginning with the
January 1, 2002 license biennium, each chiropractic doctor
shall complete thirty six (36) units of continuing education; a
minimum of twenty four (24) units in Category 1 and up to
twelve (12) units in Category 2. Beginning with the January 1,
2004 license biennium, each chiropractic doctor shall
complete forty eight (48) units of continuing education; a
minimum of thirty six (36) units in Category 1 and up to twelve
(12) units in Category 2.
K. Continuing Education Officer
1. At the first annual meeting or when necessary, the Board
shall designate a member of the Board to serve as the
continuing education officer.
2. The continuing education officer shall be responsible for
coordinating all aspects of these rules that apply to continuing
professional education.
L. Approval for Continuing Education Professional Programs
An application for approval, by the Board, of a course shall be
made in writing and submitted to the Board together with
supporting documents on forms prescribed by the Board,
which include a minimum of the following items:
1. Syllabus or program outline.
2. Information specifying the classroom units/hours of each
segment of the program.
3. A vitae of each instructor.
4. Information that describes the method used to verify and
confirm attendance of each participant.
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