Wisconsin Administrative Code
Chiropractic Examining Board
Chapter Chir 5 - Continuing Education
Section Chir 5.02 - Approval of continuing education programs
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง Chir 5.02
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) The board may approve a continuing education program that meets all of the following requirements:
(a) The program is sponsored by
one of the following:
1. The Wisconsin
Chiropractic Association.
2. The
International Chiropractors Association.
3. A college of chiropractic with
accreditation that is in good standing from the Council on Chiropractic
Education or another accrediting agency whose recognition by the United States
department of education is current.
4. A college of medicine or osteopathy with
accreditation that is in good standing from an accrediting agency whose
recognition by the United States department of education is current.
(b) For a continuing education
program required under s. Chir 5.01 (1) (a), 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.
(bm) For a continuing
education program required under s. Chir 5.01 (1g) (a) or (1r) (a), the program
subject matter relates to improving the clinical skills of a chiropractic
radiological technician or chiropractic technician, as applicable.
(c) The program sponsor agrees to provide a
responsible person to monitor and verify the attendance of each registered
chiropractor, chiropractic radiological technician, or chiropractic technician,
as applicable, participating in the program, and the program sponsor agrees to
assume responsibility for the accuracy of the continuing education credit
awarded to each participant, to keep the records of attendance for 4 years from
the date of the program, and to furnish each participant with evidence of
having attended the program.
(cm)
For an online continuing education program, the program meets all of the
following requirements:
1. The program is at
least 50 percent synchronous and provides interactive communication between the
participant and the instructor.
2.
The program includes an instrument that is designed to ensure the chiropractor,
chiropractic radiological technician, or chiropractic technician, as
applicable, actively participated in the presentation of material.
3. The program includes means to furnish each
participant with evidence of having attended the program.
(d) A program sponsor shall not assign or
delegate its responsibilities to monitor or record attendance, provide evidence
of attendance, validate course content, or provide information on instructors
or other aspects of the program unless the assignment or delegation is
specifically identified in the application for approval and approved by the
board.
(e) The program sponsor has
reviewed and validated the program's course content to ensure its compliance
with pars. (b) and (bm).
(f) If a
course instructor of the program is on the undergraduate or postgraduate
faculty of a chiropractic college, the program sponsor has provided written
verification that the course instructor has been appointed in accordance with
the accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education, and that
the chiropractic college exercises sufficient supervision over a faculty
member's course content.
(g) The
program offers significant professional educational benefit for participants,
as determined by the board.
(h) A
course instructor of the program has qualifications appropriate for presenting
the course.
(1m) The board shall approve a continuing education program that is approved under s. 46.03(38), Stats., to provide instruction in the use of an automated external defibrillator. Subsections (1), (2), and (6) do not apply to programs approved under this section.
(2)
(a) Continuing education programs may include
subject material that does not meet the requirements under sub. (1)(b).
However, only the parts of the program that include subject material that meets
the requirements under sub. (1) (b) are eligible for credit.
(am) Continuing education programs may
include subject material other than that which relates to improving the
clinical skills of a chiropractic radiological technician or chiropractic
technician. However, only the parts of the program which relate to improving
the clinical skills of a chiropractic radiological technician or chiropractic
technician, as applicable, are eligible for credit.
(b) Any presentation, program content,
materials or displays for the advertising, promotion, sale or marketing of
equipment, devices, instruments or other material of any kind or purpose shall
be kept separate from the program content and presentation for which approval
is applied and granted.
(c)
Programs shall be approved for one hour of continuing education for every 50
minutes of instruction.
(5) Continuing education credit may not be awarded for meals or break periods.
(6) 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.
Continuing education approval request forms are available upon request from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708.
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