Current through August 26, 2024
(1)
(a) Every chiropractor shall complete at
least 40 continuing education credit hours in approved continuing education
programs during each 2-year license registration period ending on December 15
of each even-numbered year, except as specified in s.
Chir 3.02 (1)
(c). Completion of course work and teaching
or presenting courses or programs may be counted toward the requirement under
this paragraph as provided under pars. (d), (f), and (h).
(b) Continuing education requirements for
license renewal apply to the first full 2-year period in which a chiropractor
is licensed.
(c) The board may
grant a waiver, partial waiver, or postponement of the continuing education
requirements in cases of hardship.
(d) Course work completed in pursuit of the
educational requirements of ch. Chir 12 may be counted on an hour-for-hour
basis as continuing education credit hours.
(e) Of the 40 continuing education credit
hours in par. (a), a chiropractor holding a nutritional counseling certificate
issued under ch. Chir 12 shall complete at least 4 continuing education credit
hours in approved continuing education programs relating to
nutrition.
(f) Up to 2 credits of
course work completed to become proficient in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
certification as required in s.
Chir 3.09 and the use of an automated external
defibrillator as required in ss.
Chir 2.02 (6)
(c), 3.02 (1)
(e), and 3.03 (1)
(i), may be counted as 2 continuing education
credit hours.
(g) No more than 8 of
the 40 continuing education credit hours required under par. (a) may be
acquired through participation in online continuing education programs approved
under s.
Chir 5.02.
(h)
Continuing education credit hours may be counted for teaching or presenting a
course or program whose 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. One hour of continuing
education credit may be claimed for every 50 minutes of instruction or
presentation, except continuing education credit hours may not be counted for
subsequent presentations of the same course or program.
(i) The requirements in this paragraph first
apply to the renewal period beginning December 16, 2024. Of the 40 continuing
education hours required in par. (a), 2 hours shall be on the topic of
professional boundaries and ethics approved under s.
Chir 5.02. Professional boundaries and ethics courses may
include any of the following subjects:
1.
Sexual misconduct, as defined in s.
Chir 6.02 (7).
2. Ethics in billing or business management
practices.
3. Risk
management.
4. Professional
boundaries in clinical practice settings.
5. Any other topic that the board or the
board's designee approves as being related to the subject of professional
boundaries and ethics.
(1g)
(a)
Every chiropractic radiological technician shall complete at least 12
continuing education credit hours in approved continuing education programs
during each 2-year certificate registration period ending on December 15 of
each even-numbered year. A chiropractic radiological technician who receives an
initial certificate during a licensing biennium is not required to satisfy the
continuing education requirement from the date of that certificate to the end
of that licensing biennium.
(b) The
board may grant a waiver, partial waiver, or postponement of the continuing
education requirements in cases of hardship.
(c) No more than 2 of the 12 continuing
education credit hours required under par. (a) may be acquired through
participation in online continuing education programs approved under s.
Chir 5.02.
(1r)
(a)
Every chiropractic technician shall complete at least 6 continuing education
credit hours in approved continuing education programs during each 2-year
certificate registration period ending on December 15 of each even-numbered
year. A chiropractic technician who receives an initial certificate during a
licensing biennium is not required to satisfy the continuing education
requirement from the date of that certificate to the end of that licensing
biennium.
(b) The board may grant a
waiver, partial waiver, or postponement of the continuing education
requirements in cases of hardship.
(c) No more than 2 of the 6 continuing
education credit hours required under par. (a) may be acquired through
participation in online continuing education programs approved under s.
Chir 5.02.
(d)
Up to one credit of course work completed to become proficient in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and the use of an automated
external defibrillator may be counted as one continuing education credit
hour.
(2) Continuing
education credit hours may apply only to the 2-year license period in which the
credit hours are acquired, unless either of the following applies:
(a) The continuing education credit hours
required of a particular chiropractor, chiropractic radiological technician, or
chiropractic technician as a consequence of a disciplinary proceeding, informal
settlement conference, or resolution of an investigation into the conduct or
competence of the chiropractor, chiropractic radiological technician, or
chiropractic technician may not be counted towards the fulfillment of generally
applicable continuing education requirements.
(b) If the chiropractor, chiropractic
radiological technician, or chiropractic technician has failed to meet the
credential renewal requirement during the period, continuing education hours
acquired on or after December 15 of any even-numbered year will apply to the
preceding period only if the chiropractor, chiropractic radiological
technician, or chiropractic technician has failed to meet the credential
renewal requirement during that period, and will not apply to any other period
or purpose.
(3) To
obtain credit for completion of continuing education programs, a chiropractor,
chiropractic radiological technician, or chiropractic technician shall certify
on the application for credential renewal that all continuing education credits
have been completed as required under this section.
(4) A chiropractor, chiropractic radiological
technician, or chiropractic technician shall retain a certificate or other
evidence of attendance issued by the program sponsor for a minimum of 4 years
from the date of completion of a continuing education program.
(5) The board may require any chiropractor,
chiropractic radiological technician, or chiropractic technician who is under
investigation by the board for alleged misconduct to submit evidence of
compliance with the continuing education requirements under this
section.