Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0260 - Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 0260-02 - General Rules Governing Chiropractic Examiners
Section 0260-02-.12 - CONTINUING EDUCATION
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0260-02-.12
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) Basic requirements - The Board of Chiropractic Examiners requires each licensee to complete twenty-four (24) clock hours of Board-approved continuing education each calendar year (January 1 - December 31).
(a) Acupuncture - Licensees who practice
acupuncture shall have six (6) classroom hours each year of the required
twenty-four (24) hours in the area of acupuncture. Such licensees must have
first met the requirements of Rule
0260-02-.02(4).
No credit for continuing education shall be awarded beyond the six (6) hours
each year.
(b) Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR) - Two (2) hours of the twenty-four (24) hour requirement
may be in CPR training.
(c) No
prior approval is required for continuing education courses conducted or
approved by the American Chiropractic Association, the International
Chiropractors Association, the Tennessee Chiropractic Association, or CPR
training provided by the American Heart Association or the American Red
Cross.
(d) Prior approval is
required for all course providers not mentioned in subparagraph (c) of this
rule, and may be obtained by submitting the following information to the
board's administrative office at least thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled
date of the course:
1. A course description or
outline; and
2. Names of all
lecturers; and
3. Brief
résumé of all lecturers; and
4. Number of hours of educational credit
requested; and
5. Date of course;
and
6. Copies of materials to be
utilized in the course; and
7. How
verification of attendance is to be documented.
(e) Whenever the Board decides that there is
information that is crucial for licensees to have, it may prepare and send that
information to all continuing education providers in a format no larger than
two (2) pages. All approved continuing education providers must, as a
prerequisite to remaining an approved provider, reproduce and distribute this
information from the Board to every licensee attending each of its individual
continuing education courses or group of courses.
(2) New licensee requirements
(a) A six (6) hour Board approved course in
risk management, sexual/professional boundaries, and Tennessee statutory and
regulatory chiropractic jurisprudence must be taken within twelve (12) months
prior to licensure or within the first six (6) months of licensure. If taken
prior to licensure, the course must be an additional course beyond the regular
chiropractic school program. If taken within the first six (6) months after
licensure, the course shall not constitute part of the twenty-four (24) clock
hour continuing education requirement in paragraph (1) of this rule for the
first calendar year that continuing education is required.
(b) New licensee by examination or
reciprocity - New licensees, whether by examination or reciprocity, shall be
exempted from the continuing education requirements of
0260-02-.12(1)
for the calendar year in which they are licensed, but must take the six (6)
hour course as described above in
0260-02-.12(2)(a).
(3) Documentation
(a) The licensee must, within (thirty) 30
days of a request from the board, provide evidence of continuing education
activities. Such evidence must be copies of one (1) or more of the following
proofs:
1. Original certificates or
photocopies of original certificates verifying the licensee's attendance at
continuing education program(s). The original certificates or photocopies of
original certificates must include the following: continuing education
program's sponsor, date, clock hours awarded (continuing education units must
be converted to clock hours), program title, licensee's name, and license
number.
2. Original letters or
photocopies of original letters on official stationery from the continuing
education program's sponsor indicating date, clock hours awarded (continuing
education units must be converted to clock hours), program title, licensee's
name, and license number.
3.
Original documents or photocopies of original documents verifying successful
completion of a written post experience examination to evaluate material
retention upon completion of a Multi-Media course, as provided in paragraph
(5). The original documents or photocopies of original documents must include
the clock hours awarded (continuing education units must be converted to clock
hours), program title, licensee's name, and license number.
(b) Each licensee must retain
original documents or photocopies of original documents which verify proof of
attendance and completion of all continuing education requirements. This
documentation must be retained for a period of four (4) years from the end of
the calendar year in which the continuing education was acquired. This
documentation must be produced for inspection and verification, if requested in
writing by the board during its verification process. The board will not
maintain continuing education files.
(c) If a person submits documentation for
training that is not clearly identifiable as appropriate continuing education,
the board will request a written description of the training and how it applies
to the practice of chiropractic. If the board determines that the training can
not be considered appropriate continuing education, the individual will be
given ninety (90) days to replace the hours not allowed. Those hours will be
considered replacement hours and cannot be counted during the next renewal
period.
(4) Distance Learning
(a) Continuing education courses may
be presented in the traditional lecture and classroom formats or, with
successful completion of a written post experience examination to evaluate
material retention, in Multi-Media formats. Multi-Media courses may include
courses utilizing:
1. The Internet
2. Closed circuit television
3. Satellite broadcasts
4. Correspondence courses
5. Videotapes
6. CD-ROM
7. DVD
8. Teleconferencing
9. Videoconferencing
10. Distance learning
(b) A maximum of six (6) credit hours may be
granted for distance learning courses during each calendar year. If the
licensee practices acupuncture, three (3) of these six (6) hours may pertain to
such acupuncture practice.
(5) Continuing education credit will not be allowed for the following:
(a) Regular work
activities, administrative staff meetings. case staffing/reporting,
etc.
(b) Membership in, holding
office in, or participation on boards or committees, business meetings of
professional organizations, or banquet speeches.
(c) Training specifically related to policies
and procedures of an agency.
(d)
Courses that pertain to the promotion and growth, and the business management
of a chiropractic practice.
(6) Continuing Education for Reactivation or Reinstatement of Retired, Revoked, or Expired Licensure.
(a) Reactivation of Retired Licensure
1. An individual whose license has been
retired for one year or less will be required to fulfill continuing education
requirements as outlined in this rule as a prerequisite to reactivation. Those
hours will be considered replacement hours and can not be counted toward
meeting the calendar year end requirement.
2. Any individual requesting reactivation of
a license which has been retired for more than one (1) year must submit, along
with the reactivation request, verification which indicates the attendance and
completion of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education for the year in
which the license is to be reactivated. The continuing education hours must
have been begun and successfully completed before the date of
reactivation.
(b)
Reactivation of Revoked Licensure - No person whose license has been revoked
for failure to comply with continuing education may be reactivated without
complying with these requirements. Continuing education requirements will
accumulate at the same rate as that for those licenses which are active. The
required clock hours of continuing education must have been begun and
successfully completed before the date of reactivation.
(c) Reactivation or Reinstatement of Expired
Licensure - No person whose license has expired may be reactivated or
reinstated without submitting evidence of continuing education. The continuing
education hours documented at the time of reactivation or reinstatement must
equal the hours required, had the license remained in an active status, and
must have been begun and successfully completed before the date of reactivation
or reinstatement.
(d) Continuing
education hours obtained as a prerequisite for reactivating or reinstating a
license may not be counted toward the calendar year requirement.
(7) Violations
(a) Any licensee who falsely certifies
attendance and completion of the required hours of continuing education
requirements, or who does not or can not adequately substantiate completed
continuing education hours with the required documentation, may be subject to
disciplinary action.
(b) Prior to
the institution of any disciplinary proceedings, a letter shall be issued to
the last known address of the individual stating the facts or conduct which
warrant the intended action.
(c)
The licensee has thirty (30) days from the date of notification to show
compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the
license.
(d) Any licensee who fails
to show compliance with the required continuing education hours in response to
the notice contemplated by subparagraph (b) above may be subject to
disciplinary action. That disciplinary action will include:
(1) Assessment of a civil penalty in the
amount of six hundred dollars ($600.00), which must be paid no later than 30
days after the assessment becomes final; and
(2) A requirement that the licensee must make
up the hours in which he/she is deficient, in addition to the continuing
education hours necessary to be obtained annually. The deficient hours must be
made up in the subsequent year. Failure to fulfill these requirements may
result in additional disciplinary action.
(e) Continuing education hours obtained as a
result of compliance with the terms of a Board Order in any disciplinary action
shall not be credited toward the continuing education hours required to be
obtained in any renewal period.
(8) Waiver of Continuing Education
(a) The Board may grant a waiver of the need
to attend and complete the required hours of continuing education if it can be
shown to the board that compliance was beyond the physical capabilities of or
would constitute undue hardship to the person seeking the waiver.
(b) Waivers will be considered only on an
individual basis and may be requested by submitting the following items to the
board's administrative office:
1. A written
request for a waiver which specifies what requirements is sought to be waived
and written and signed explanation of the reason for the request.
2. Any documentation which supports the
reason for the waiver requested or which is subsequently requested by the
board.
(c) A waiver
approved by the board is effective only for the calendar year for which the
waiver is sought.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-1-108, 63-4-101, 63-4-106, and 63-4-112.
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