Current through August 31, 2023
The Board may grant clinical nutrition certification to a
licensee who completes an application, pays the applicable fees and meets the
following requirements: (3-28-23)
01.
General. (3-28-23)
a. Hold and
maintain a current, active, unrestricted license as a chiropractic physician
issued by the Board. (3-28-23)
b.
Not have been on probation or otherwise disciplined by the Board or by any
other licensing board or regulatory entity; provided the applicant may make
written request to the Board for an exemption review to determine the
applicant's suitability for certification, which the Board shall determine in
accordance with the following: (3-28-23)
i.
The exemption review shall consist of a review of any documents relating to the
probation or discipline and any supplemental information provided by the
applicant bearing upon the applicant's suitability for certification. The Board
may, at its discretion, grant an interview of the applicant. During the review,
the Board shall consider the following factors or evidence: (3-28-23)
(1) The severity or nature of the
violation(s) resulting in probation or discipline; (3-28-23)
(2) The period of time that has passed since
the violation(s) under review; (3-28-23)
(3) The number or pattern of violations or
other similar incidents; (3-28-23)
(4) The circumstances surrounding the
violation(s) that would help determine the risk of repetition;
(3-28-23)
(5) The relationship of
the violation(s) to the practice of chiropractic or any health care profession,
including but not limited to, whether the violation(s) related to clinical
practice, involved patient care, a violation of any state or federal law, rule
or regulation relating to controlled substances or to a drug, substance or
product identified in Section
54-704(3)(b),
Idaho Code; (3-28-23)
(6) The
applicant's activities since the violation(s) under review, such as employment,
education, participation in treatment, payment of restitution, or any other
factors that may be evidence of current rehabilitation; and (3-28-23)
(7) Any other mitigating or aggravating
circumstances. (3-28-23)
ii. The applicant shall bear the burden of
establishing current suitability for certification.
(3-28-23)
c. Successfully
complete the requirements of Section
54-717, Idaho Code, and Section
702. (3-28-23)
d. Written verification of current health
care provider cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification. Health care
provider CPR certification must be from a course that includes a hands-on skill
component as provided by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross,
American Health and Safety Institute or similar provider approved by the Board.
Written verification of current basic life support (BLS) certification. All
chiropractic physicians holding clinical nutrition certification must maintain
current health care provider CPR and BLS certification as provided in this
Section. (3-28-23)
e. Certify that
the chiropractic physician has BLS equipment on the premises where clinical
nutrition treatment is being performed. BLS equipment shall include at a
minimum: (3-28-23)
i. Rescue breathing
equipment. (3-28-23)
ii. Oxygen.
(3-28-23)
iii. Epinephrine.
(3-28-23)
f. Certify that
the chiropractic physician possesses and will provide to patients informed
consent documentation that explains the benefits and potential risks of the
specific course of intravenous or injectable nutrition therapy that is being
proposed and that the physician will in advance obtain from the patient written
voluntary permission to perform the proposed therapy in accordance with Section
54-717(7), Idaho
Code. (3-28-23)
g. Payment of all
fines, costs, fees or other amounts that are due and owing to the Board or in
compliance with a payment arrangement with the Board is required to be eligible
for clinical nutrition certification pursuant to Sections
700 through
706. (3-28-23)
02.
Didactic Education
Requirement. Provide a certificate or other evidence acceptable to the
Board of successful completion of a minimum of seven (7) credits (seventy-seven
(77) hours) of didactic human nutrition, nutrition biochemistry, and
nutritional pharmacology courses. The certificate or other evidence of
successful completion must be provided directly to the Board by the educational
institution. (3-28-23)
a. Chiropractic
physicians licensed by the Board who apply for clinical nutrition certification
may be determined to have satisfied the didactic education requirements only if
they present a certificate or other evidence acceptable to the Board pursuant
to this Section demonstrating they commenced obtaining the didactic education
required by this Section no earlier than three (3) years prior to applying for
clinical nutrition certification and thereafter successfully completed the
requirements. (3-28-23)
03.
Practicum Requirement.
Provide a certificate or other evidence acceptable to the Board of successful
completion of a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of practicum in intravenous
and injectable nutrient therapy, which must include: sterile needle practices,
phlebotomy, proper injection techniques, intravenous therapy techniques,
intramuscular injection techniques, safety practices, and use and expected
outcomes utilizing micronutrients, response to adverse effects, lab testing,
and blood chemistry interpretation. (3-28-23)
a. After July 1, 2019, the practicum of any
applicant for clinical nutrition certification required by this Section must
not have commenced more than two (2) years prior to the date of application for
clinical nutrition certification and be successfully completed thereafter.
(3-28-23)
04.
Accredited Institution and Program Requirement. The courses and
practicum required by Subsections
702.02 and
702.03 must be taken from an
accredited chiropractic college or other accredited institution of higher
education. In addition the courses and practicum must be from an accredited
program at the college or institution or be a program approved by the Board.
(3-28-23)
a. For purposes of this Section
"accredited" means accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United
States Department of Education. (3-28-23)
b. For purposes of this Section "approved by
the Board" means a program that is a "recognized candidate for accreditation,"
has "initial accreditation" status or "preaccreditation" status by an
accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education, or is
substantially equivalent to a program having that status. (3-28-23)
c. An applicant for clinical nutrition
certification bears the burden to demonstrate their education and training in
clinical nutrition meets the requirements of this Section, including both the
accredited institution and accredited program requirements.
(3-28-23)
05.
Audit
of Compliance with Clinical Nutrition Certification and Recertification
Requirements. The Board may conduct audits to confirm that licensees
meet the requirements to maintain clinical nutrition certification and
recertification. In the event a licensee audited by the Board fails to provide
documentation or other evidence acceptable to the Board of meeting the clinical
nutrition certification or recertification requirements as verified to the
Board as part of their annual license renewal or the recertification process
the matter will be referred to Division's investigative unit for investigation
and potential disciplinary proceedings by the Board. (3-28-23)
06.
Requirement to Maintain Supporting
Documentation. A licensee need not submit documentation to the Board
with a chiropractic license renewal application verifying qualifications for
annual issuance of clinical nutrition certification pursuant to Section
703, or verifying qualifications to
recertify clinical nutrition certification pursuant to Section
706. However, a licensee must
maintain documentation for a period of five (5) years verifying the licensee
has satisfied the requirements. A licensee must submit the documentation to the
Board if the annual reissuance or the recertification is audited. All
documentation must include the licensee's name, and as applicable, the date the
course or other required activity commenced and was completed, provider name,
course title and description, length of the course/activity, and other
information required by the Board. (3-28-23)
