Section 338.12008. License renewal; continuing education.

(1) An applicant for renewal of a license to practice chiropractic shall have completed, in the 2-year period immediately preceding the application, 30 hours of continuing education in programs approved by the board.

(a)       An applicant for renewal of a license to practice chiropractic under section 16201 of the code shall have completed in each renewal period, as part of the required hours of continuing education, all of the following:

(i)     One continuing education hour on sexual boundaries.

(ii)     One continuing education hour on ethics.

(iii)     One continuing education hour on pain and symptom management.

(iv)        Two continuing education hours on physical measures under MCL 333.16431(3). The continuing education hours required on physical measures shall be completed by attending a live, in-person program.

(v)      Two continuing education hours on the performance and ordering of tests under MCL 333.16431(3). The continuing education hours required on the performance and ordering of tests shall be completed by attending a live, in-person program.

(b)     Of the required hours of continuing education, not more than 15 continuing education hours may be in board-approved distance  learning programs. For the purposes of this subrule, distance learning  means  any  of the following:

(i)        Approved continuing education courses, programs, or activities where the instructor   and  participant  are   apart  and  not  able  to  immediately interact. Instruction

takes place through media including,  but   not  limited to, journal articles, manuals, CDs, DVDs, audio and video tapes, research projects, and Internet courses.

(ii)     Approved continuing education courses  where   the  instructor   and participant are apart but are able to immediately interact and participant attendance is verified by the provider. This type of distance learning includes, but is not limited to, instruction presented through teleseminars and webinars.

(c)      The board shall not approve for continuing education credit a distance learning program in which a participant performs a chiropractic manipulation or adjustment on another individual as part of the program.

(d)      This subrule does not apply to licensees who have obtained their initial chiropractic license within the 2-year period immediately preceding the expiration date of the initial license.

(2) Submission of an application for renewal shall constitute the applicant's certification of compliance with this rule. An applicant for renewal shall retain documentation of meeting this rule for a period of 3 years from the date of applying for license renewal. Failure to comply with this rule shall be a violation of section 16221(h) of the code.

History: 2006 AACS; 2011 AACS.