Chapter Chir 9

CHIROPRACTIC PRECEPTORSHIP

Chir 9.01   Definitions.

Chir 9.02   Unlicensed practice by chiropractic students and graduate chiropractors.

Chir 9.03   Approved chiropractic college and postgraduate preceptorship programs.

Chir 9.05   Approved chiropractor preceptors.

Chir 9.06   Termination of preceptorship.

Chir 9.01 Chir 9.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

Chir 9.01(1) (1) “Chiropractic student” means a student of an approved college of chiropractic who is eligible for graduation from the college of chiropractic but for completion of a preceptorship period.

Chir 9.01(2) (2) “Chiropractor preceptor” means a chiropractor licensed and practicing in Wisconsin pursuant to ch. 446, Stats., who accepts a chiropractic student into the chiropractor’s practice for the purpose of providing the chiropractic student with clinical experience in the practice of chiropractic.

Chir 9.01(3) (3) “Graduate chiropractor” means a person who has received a doctor of chiropractic degree from a college of chiropractic approved by the board, but who has not taken any licensing examination the results of which have been declared by a licensing authority.

Chir 9.01(4) (4) “Preceptorship practice” means the chiropractic practice of a single chiropractor or group of chiropractors in a particular business or clinic, into which a licensed, practicing chiropractor has accepted a chiropractic student for the limited purpose of providing the chiropractic student with a clinical experience in the practice of chiropractic.

Chir 9.01 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; 2017 Wis. Act 180: am. (1) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18; CR 18-103: am. (2) Register December 2019 No. 768, eff. 1-1-20.

Chir 9.02 Chir 9.02 Unlicensed practice by chiropractic students and graduate chiropractors. As provided under s. 446.02 (9) (a), Stats., a chiropractic student or graduate chiropractor participating in a preceptorship program approved under s. Chir 9.03 under the direct, on-premises supervision of a chiropractor preceptor approved under s. Chir 9.05 is not required to hold a license under ch. 446, Stats.

Chir 9.02 History History: Cr. Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; CR 18-103: am. Register December 2019 No. 768, eff. 1-1-20.

Chir 9.03 Chir 9.03 Approved chiropractic college and postgraduate preceptorship programs. The board shall approve a chiropractic college preceptorship program or postgraduate preceptorship program that meets all of the following requirements:

Chir 9.03(1) (1) The program is operated by a chiropractic college accredited by one of the following:

Chir 9.03(1)(a) (a) The Council on Chiropractic Education or a successor organization.