Wisconsin Administrative Code
Chiropractic Examining Board
Chapter Chir 12 - Nutritional Counseling Certification
Section Chir 12.03 - Approval of nutritional counseling education programs
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง Chir 12.03
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) To qualify for board approval as a nutritional counseling education program, a program shall meet all of the following minimum requirements:
(am) The program consists of a minimum of 48
hours of study in human nutrition.
(b) The program subject matter includes core
curriculum education in each of the following areas:
1. Nutrition counseling and initial screening
to include nutrition physical examination.
2. Diet history taking.
3. Analysis of laboratory data including
hair, saliva, urine, and blood samples.
4. Symptoms of severe vitamin and nutritional
deficiencies, and the toxicity of excess vitamin and mineral supplementation,
herbals, or other nutritional supplements.
5. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat
macronutrient needs, and symptoms of deficiencies of any of these
nutrients.
6. Vitamin recommended
daily allowances and dietary reference intakes.
7. Mineral and metals needs of the human body
and the biochemistry of essential and non-essential nutritional
supplements.
8. Fiber
needs.
9. The Codex Alimentarius
Commission.
10. The Dietary
Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 and related regulations.
Note: The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 is also known as Public Law 103-417.
11. Etiology of organ system dysfunction and
internal medicine diseases and conditions.
12. Supplements and nutrition.
13. The efficacy, safety, risks, and benefits
of glandular products, chelation therapy, and therapeutic enzymes.
14. Food composition and foods as a source of
vitamins.
15. Sports nutrition,
endurance, body building, and exercise physiology.
16. Weight management and control.
17. Contraindications, side effects, and
toxic effects of botanicals, nutritional supplements, and diet
products.
18. Nutrition across the
life cycle.
19. Nutrition relating
to infants, pregnancy, and lactation.
20. Geriatric nutritional needs.
21. Adolescent nutritional needs.
22. Male and female nutritional
needs.
23. Therapeutic use of
botanical medicine.
24. Food, drug,
and nutritional supplement interactions.
25. The safety, efficacy, risks, and benefits
of nutritional supplements.
(c) The program sponsor agrees to do all of
the following:
1. Provide a responsible person
to monitor and verify attendance at the program.
2. Keep records of attendance for at least 3
years from the date of the program.
3. Furnish each participant with evidence of
having attended the program.
(d) Any assignment or delegation of a program
sponsor's responsibilities to monitor or record attendance, provide evidence of
attendance, compare course content with subject matter content required under
sub. (1) (b), or provide information on instructors or other aspects of the
program is specifically identified in the application under sub. (2) and
approved by the board.
(e) The
program sponsor has reviewed and validated the program's content to ensure its
compliance with par. (b).
(f) Any
course instructor that is on the undergraduate or postgraduate faculty of a
chiropractic college has been appointed in accordance with the accreditation
standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
(g) The program offers significant
professional educational benefit for participants, as determined by the
board.
(h) The instructor is
qualified to present the course.
(i) The program includes a written assessment
instrument that is designed to ensure the chiropractor actively participated in
the presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from
participation. There shall be an assessment or test at the conclusion of each
12 hours of study. A score of 75% or higher shall be considered a passing
score.
(j) The program contains a
reasonable security procedure to ensure the chiropractor enrolled is the actual
participant.
(2)
(a) An application for approval of a
nutritional counseling education program shall meet all of the following
requirements:
1. The application shall be on a
form provided by the board.
Note: Application forms are available on the department's website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
2. Identify
the name and address of the program sponsor.
3. The application shall identify the time
and location of the program.
4. The
application shall be complete as prescribed in this subsection and filed with
the board no later than 75 days prior to the program date. An application is
not considered complete until such time as all information required to be
submitted with the application, and any supplementary information requested by
the board, is received by the board.
5. The application shall include satisfactory
evidence, as determined by the board, that the program subject matter
contributes to the advancement, extension, and enhancement of the clinical
skills of a chiropractor and fosters the enhancement of general or specialized
practice and values. A detailed course outline or syllabus describing the
subject matter of the program and the amount of time devoted to each section of
the outline or syllabus shall be attached to the application.
6. The application shall describe the names
and qualifications of all instructors, and if applicable, whether an instructor
who is an undergraduate or postgraduate faculty member of a sponsoring college
was appointed in accordance with accreditation standards of the Council on
Chiropractic Education.
7. The
application shall identify whether the program sponsor intends to assign or
delegate any of its responsibilities to another person or entity, and if so,
include all of the following:
a. A specific
description of the assigned or delegated responsibility.
b. The name, address, and qualifications of
the person or entity assigned or delegated the responsibility.
c. A description of the method by which the
program sponsor intends to ensure the delegated or assigned responsibility is
performed.
8. The
application shall include a description of the written assessment instrument
that is designed to ensure a chiropractor has actively participated in the
presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from
participation.
9. The application
shall include a description of the security procedure that will be used to
ensure a chiropractor enrolled in the program is the actual
participant.
(b) If
necessary, in order to determine whether an applicant meets the requirements of
this chapter, the board may require that the applicant submit information in
addition to that described in this section.
(3) Programs shall be approved for one hour of study for every 50 minutes of instruction. For purposes of the approval of hours of study, meals, breaks, and testing or assessment periods may not be included as time devoted to instruction.
(4) The sponsor of an approved program shall ensure that the program is carried out and presented as represented to and approved by the board, and that all responsibilities of the program sponsor, an instructor, and any person or entity delegated or assigned a responsibility relating to a program approved by the board are fulfilled.
(5) The approval of a course shall be effective only for the biennium in which it is approved.
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