Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-73 - Chiropractic Physician Practice Act Rule
Section R156-73-303b - Continuing Education - Standards

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-73-303b

Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024

(1) The standards for continuing education are as follows:

(a) the content must be relevant to chiropractic practice and consistent with the laws and rules of this state;

(b) the course must be under the sponsorship of or approved by:
(i) a chiropractic college or university whose doctor of chiropractic program is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, Inc.;

(ii) a professional or nonprofit organization or association representing a licensed profession that has open membership and election of officers whose program objectives relate to the practice of chiropractic;

(iii) the licensing agency of Utah or another state; or

(iv) PACE;

(c) learning objectives must be reasonably and clearly stated;

(d) teaching methods must be clearly stated and appropriate;

(e) faculty must be qualified, both in experience and in teaching expertise;

(f) documentation of attendance must be provided;

(g) there shall be no more than four clock hours related to chiropractic practice marketing or practice building;

(h) no more than 10 hours of continuing education, in each two year period of licensure, may be by distance learning.

(2) A licensee shall be responsible for maintaining competent records of completed continuing education for a period of two years after close of the two year period to which the records pertain.

(3) The board may, after review, waive the continuing education requirements for a licensee presenting sufficient evidence of hardship or illness or other reason making it impossible or highly impractical for the licensee to attend or have attended a sufficient number of continuing education classes.

(4) As part of the 40 continuing education hours required every two years, a chiropractic physician, who provides acupuncture services as a part of their practice, shall complete 10 hours of acupuncture related continuing education.

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