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Applicants
must utilize the Board's application form to apply for
approval of category 1 and 2 continuing education programs*.
Two copies of the application must be submitted
to the Board postmarked no later than forty-five days
prior to the date of the program. The application
must include:
- Application
for approval of continuing education
- Course
syllabus or outline
- Vitaes
of all instructors or speakers
- Verification
of instructor's or speaker's faculty status, sent directly
from the sponsoring or cosponsoring educational or healthcare
institution;
- Promotional
brochures for the program or samples of any such brochures
- Application
for approval of instructor(s)
Every category 1 or 2 program submitted for Board approval
must consist of one or more of the following subjects:
Clinical diagnosis and examination procedures; Diagnostic
imaging; Neurology; Nutrition; Public health, hygiene, sanitation;
Manipulation and adjusting procedures; Physiological therapeutics;
Orthopedics; Emergency procedures; Principles and practice
and/or philosophy; Laboratory procedures; Anatomy; Physiology;
Rehabilitative procedures/exercise; Ethics and/or boundary
issues; Staff development and training; Proper documentation
procedures; Risk management; Laws and rules of the board;
Other subjects related to the practice of chiropractic (as
deemed appropriate by the Board.
The
sponsor or cosponsor of an approved program must ensure
appropriate attendance and/or monitoring procedures.
Each
attendee must be issued a certificate from the sponsor
or cosponsor within fifteen days of the conclusion of
the program for each category 1 and 2 continuing education
program completed. If an approved continuing education
program is scheduled to be held in the month of December,
such certificate shall be issued at the conclusion of
the program. Such certificate must include:
- the
attendee's name;
- license
number;
- program
name;
- course
location;
- program
instructor;
- program
sponsor;
- dates,
and hours achieved.
The
sponsor or cosponsor of an approved program shall maintain
attendance records for four years from the conclusion
of the program.
Within
15 days of completion of an approved program, the sponsor
or cosponsor shall submit in writing to the board office
a list of all attendees. Such list shall include each
attendee's name, license number, program name, course
location, program instructor, program sponsor, dates,
and hours earned.
- Approved
continuing education programs to be held in December
shall not be canceled later than 120 days prior to the
date of the scheduled program for any reason.
- A
representative of the board may audit any continuing
education program at no charge in order to verify the
content of the program and ensure compliance with the
board's rules.
*The
board may grant continuing education credit in a different
category other than the category requested by the applicant
if deemed appropriate.
Please
refer to Board Rules 4734-7-01, 02 and 03 for further
information regarding continuing education.
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