Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies the requirements
for submitting an application for board approval of formal continuing education
hours.
PURPOSE: This rule defines continuing education, sets
out the requirements for sponsoring organizations.
(1) The term postgraduate study may be used
interchangeably with the terms continuing education or CE.
(2) For board approval of formal continuing
education courses or seminars a sponsor or provider shall forward to the board
one (1) copy of the completed application and applicable fee pursuant to
20 CSR
2070-2.090(1). This material must be
received in the board office at least thirty (30) days prior to the seminar to
receive board approval.
(A) The board may
consider a request for formal continuing education after the seminar has
occurred by submitting an application and fee, along with a written explanation
regarding why the application was not submitted at least thirty (30) days prior
to the seminar.
(B) For continuing
education obtained via the Internet, the sponsor or provider shall submit along
with the application and fee, a detailed explanation of the following:
1. Delivery format explaining how the
continuing education material is presented to include applicable security
safeguarding the licensee's identity;
2. Process used for gathering information for
the continuing education course, to include if course material is updated, how
often, and who determines when such update is required;
3. Method used for monitoring
attendance;
4. Time a licensee is
allowed to complete the online continuing education course. The explanation
must specify if a licensee has unlimited time and unlimited number of attempts
to complete the continuing education course and if multiple attempts to
complete the course are monitored;
5. Whether a test is required and, if so, how
the results are reported to the licensee;
6. How a licensee communicates with the
sponsoring organization in the event there are questions or problems;
7. Documentation provided to the licensee
when a course is completed;
8.
Amount of time a sponsoring organization maintains records of a licensee
completing a course of study; and
9. Names and credentials of individuals
responsible for the content of the continuing education course.
(C) A sponsor or provider wishing
to provide continuing education via the Internet shall provide the board access
to the online course for the purpose of reviewing areas such as content and
delivery method.
(3) All
postgraduate education programs shall be subject to the following criteria:
(A) The program shall meet the definition of
postgraduate education as defined in section (1) of this rule;
(B) The sponsor or provider shall properly
monitor the attendance of the chiropractic physician at the program;
and
(C) The sponsor shall notify
the board of the date, title, hours, names of speakers and location of seminar
and contact person.
(D) The sponsor
shall provide a certificate of completion to the licensee no later than thirty
(30) days after completion of the continuing education.
(4) An application for formal continuing
education that is not approved by the board or is incomplete, will be returned
to the continuing education sponsor with a written explanation regarding why
the application was not approved or was incomplete. Upon correcting any
deficiencies or omissions on the application or documentation, the sponsor may
resubmit the application and shall pay the applicable per session fee pursuant
to 20 CSR
2070-2.090(1).
(5) Continuing education addressing
diagnostic imaging in the areas of anatomy and physiology, diagnosis, or
condition and pathology shall be taught by a Diplomate, American Board of
Chiropractic Radiology (DACBR) or a medical radiologist.
(6) A continuing education program addressing
a topic, or combination of topics, pursuant to
20 CSR
2070-2.080 shall be taught by an instructor with a
doctor of chiropractic degree and expertise in the subject matter to be
presented.
(A) Instructors for continuing
education programs addressing a topic, or combination of topics, pursuant to
20 CSR
2070-2.080 that do not have a doctor of chiropractic
degree shall document training and expertise in the subject matter to be
presented. Such documentation shall include:
1. Undergraduate or graduate course work
verified with a transcript; and/or
2. Work experience, seminars, workshops, or
training verified with a resume or vitae.
(B) Continuing education sponsored totally or
in part by a product distributor, product line, or company or demonstrating,
promoting, or endorsing a product or service must utilize instructors in
compliance with 20 CSR 2070-2.080. The subject
matter of the continuing education must address the diagnosis and treatment of
conditions as authorized by section 331.010.1, RSMo. Product information shall
not be the primary focus relating to diagnosis and/or treatment and shall be
presented only as an adjunct to the course material.
(7) Any postgraduate program offered for
license renewal must carry the following disclaimer: "Approval of this course
is not an acknowledgement or ruling by the board that the methods taught in
this course are recognized and approved by the board as the appropriate
practice of chiropractic as defined in section
331.010,
RSMo." This disclaimer shall be on all brochures and handouts or on a separate
piece of paper distributed at each program.
(8) All postgraduate education sponsors shall
provide each licensee with a certificate verifying his/her attendance at an
approved postgraduate education seminar. The certificate shall be provided to
the licensee by the sponsor within thirty (30) days from the date of the
licensee's attendance at the seminar and contain, at a minimum, the following
information:
(A) Name, address, and telephone
number of the sponsoring organization;
(B) Name, address, and license number of the
licensee in attendance at the approved seminar;
(C) Course approval number which will be
provided to the sponsor at the time the sponsor is notified by the board of its
approval of the seminar;
(D) Title,
date(s), and location of the seminar; and
(E) The total number of hours that the
licensee was in attendance at the seminar. These hours must be reflected
according to the categories defined in
20 CSR
2070-2.080(3).
*Original authority: 331.050, RSMo 1939, amended 1945,
1947, 1969, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2004; and 331.100.2, RSMo 1939, amended 1949,
1969, 1980, 1981, 2008.
