Chapter Chir 5

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Chir 5.01   Continuing education requirements for credential renewal.

Chir 5.02   Approval of continuing education programs.

Chir 5.04   Application for approval of a continuing education program.

Chir 5.05   Application for expedited approval of a continuing education program.

Ch. Chir 5 Note Note: Chapter Chir 5 as it existed on February 29, 1996, was repealed and a new chapter Chir 5 was created effective March 1, 1996.

Chir 5.01 Chir 5.01 Continuing education requirements for credential renewal.

Chir 5.01(1) (1) 

Chir 5.01(1)(a) (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).

Chir 5.01(1)(b) (b) Continuing education requirements for license renewal apply to the first full 2-year period in which a chiropractor is licensed.

Chir 5.01(1)(c) (c) The board may grant a waiver, partial waiver, or postponement of the continuing education requirements in cases of hardship.

Chir 5.01(1)(d) (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.

Chir 5.01(1)(e) (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.

Chir 5.01(1)(f) (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.

Chir 5.01(1)(g) (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.

Chir 5.01(1)(h) (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.

Chir 5.01(1)(i) (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:

Chir 5.01(1)(i)1. 1. Sexual misconduct, as defined in s. Chir 6.02 (7).

Chir 5.01(1)(i)2. 2. Ethics in billing or business management practices.

Chir 5.01(1)(i)3. 3. Risk management.

Chir 5.01(1)(i)4. 4. Professional boundaries in clinical practice settings.

Chir 5.01(1)(i)5. 5. Any other topic that the board or the board’s designee approves as being related to the subject of professional boundaries and ethics.