Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2070 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 2 - General Rules
Section 20 CSR 2070-2.032 - Specialty Certification

Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2070-2.032

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment revises the language for submitting an application for a specialty to be recognized by the state board.

(1) Any person or entity may submit an application to the board seeking recognition of a specialty area as authorized by section 331.030.9, RSMo.

(A) For the purpose of this regulation a specialty shall consist of advanced education and/or training to be proficient in an area of practice and shall not include a technique of manipulation or treatment.

(2) An application for recognition of a specialty area shall be submitted on a form provided by the board accompanied by the required fee as defined in 20 CSR 2070-2.090 with the following documentation:

(A) Name and description of the specialty certification area;

(B) Conditions and/or disorders to which the specialty area is directed;

(C) Proof of acceptance of the specialty area by the chiropractic profession to include safety and efficacy of the specialty area.
1. For the purpose of this regulation the board will consider articles from scholarly journals, treatises, textbooks used by board-approved Council of Chiropractic Education (CCE) colleges of chiropractic, syllabi and/or curriculum materials used in education and training in the specialty area, and scholarly studies or research;

(D) Education and/or training requirements including how and where education may be obtained and whether education and/or training is provided from a postgraduate board-approved CCE chiropractic college;

(E) A statement describing why the specialty area does not exceed the scope of practice as defined in section 331.010, RSMo;

(F) Any examination or residency required; and

(G) Hours of continuing education to maintain the certification.

(3) The board will review an application for recognition of a specialty area and required documentation to determine compliance with the following factors:

(A) Whether the certification is for a specialty area, or for a technique;

(B) Whether the specialty area is within the scope of practice of chiropractic as defined in section 331.010, RSMo;

(C) Whether the specialty area is safe for its intended purpose(s);

(D) Whether there are sufficient sources of accredited core and postgraduate education at board-approved CCE colleges of chiropractic; and

(E) Whether recognition of a specialty area will create potential public confusion in the event the specialty area is already being commonly utilized by licensees.

(4) The applicant shall be responsible for providing documentation and have the burden of demonstrating that the specialty area should be recognized by the board. A final determination of whether an area will by recognized as a specialty is within the sole discretion of the board.

(5) Upon approval of a specialty area, the board shall promulgate a regulation establishing the minimum initial and continuing education requirements, application fee, and documentation required for verification of compliance with all educational requirements.

(6) Licensees receiving board-approved specialty certification are entitled to use the terms "specialty" or "specializing in" on adver- tisements, letterhead, and signage. The specialty certification shall be preceded by the licensee's name and by one (1) of the following:

(A) D.C.;

(B) Chiropractor;

(C) Doctor of Chiropractic; or

(D) Chiropractic Physician.

(7) Licensees shall be prohibited from using any term in any advertisement, letterhead, solicitation, or signage stating or suggesting that the licensee is certified in any specialty area, unless the board has approved the specialty area for certification and the licensee has met all requirements for certification thereunder.

*Original authority: 331.030, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1947, 1949, 1969, 1981, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2004.

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