In the state of Arizona, Chiropractors are required to undergo chiropractic continuing education each year in order to renew their chiropractic license. The licensing process is governed by The State of Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The State of Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners can be reached at (602) 864-5088. The term of each license year is annual, with renewal due prior to January 1st. A fee of $170 is required for annual license renewal.
Basic Guidelines For Chiropractic Continuing Education In Arizona
- Renewed Annually Prior to January 1st
- Minimum Of 12 Continuing Education Hours per year
- Up to 12- 60 minute hours of Distance Learning is allowed
- A licensee shall obtain continuing education credit in the following manner:
- 1. By attending or participating in a course, seminar, or workshop on subjects listed in A.R.S. §§ 32-922(B) or 32-922.02 that is taught at or sponsored by a college or university that meets the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-921(B)(2)(a).
- 2. By teaching a post-graduate course as a faculty member of a Council on Chiropractic Education-accredited chiropractic college during the renewal year. Continuing education credits earned in this manner are calculated as two credits of continuing education for each hour of post-graduate course instruction for the first course presentation, and one credit for each hour of instruction after the first course presentation. A maximum of six credits of continuing education credit may be earned in this manner annually.
- 3. By completing post-graduate mediated instruction or programmed learning courses through an accredited college or university that meets the requirements of A.R.S. § 32-931(B). Mediated instruction and programmed learning refers to learning transmitted by intermediate mechanisms such as audio or visual tape or telephone. A licensee shall obtain a certificate of program completion from the accredited college or university to verify compliance with this provision.
Links:
The State of Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Arizona Association Of Chiropractic
Arizona Chiropractic Statutes
* Arizona Chiropractic Continuing Education requirements posted on this page are based upon the most up to date information available. Arizona chiropractic continuing education requirements are subject to change and therefore, Arizona Chiropractic licensee’s are ultimately responsible for being up to date with the Arizona continuing education requirements.
* Information Last Updated 11/5/11
Approved Continuing Education subjects from A.R.S. §§ 32-922(B)
- 1. Anatomy.
- 2. Physiology.
- 3. Pathology.
- 4. Bacteriology.
- 5. Symptomatology.
- 6. Diagnosis, including physical, clinical, x-ray and laboratory subjects.
- 7. Chiropractic orthopedics.
- 8. Principles of chiropractic and adjusting.
- 9. Neurology.
- 10. Chemistry, including biochemistry and nutrition.
- 11. Public health and hygiene.
- 12. Chiropractic spinal analysis.
ARTICLE 8. CONTINUING EDUCATION
R4-7-801. Continuing Education Requirements
A. To be eligible to renew a license, a licensee shall complete 12 credits of continuing education between January 1 and December 31 of each year, and document compliance with continuing education requirements on the license renewal application as required by R4-7-503(C). A credit of continuing education is defined as 60 minutes of education.
B. A licensee shall obtain continuing education credit in the following manner:
1. By attending or participating in a course, seminar, or workshop on subjects listed in A.R.S. §§ 32-922(B) or 32-922.02 that is taught at or sponsored by a college or university that meets the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-921(B)(2)(a).
2. By teaching a post-graduate course as a faculty member of a Council on Chiropractic Education-accredited chiropractic college during the renewal year. Continuing education credits earned in this manner are calculated as two credits of continuing education for each hour of post-graduate course instruction for the first course presentation, and one credit for each hour of instruction after the first course presentation. A maximum of six credits of continuing education credit may be earned in this manner annually.
3. By completing post-graduate mediated instruction or programmed learning courses through an accredited college or university that meets the requirements of A.R.S. § 32-931(B). Mediated instruction and programmed learning refers to learning transmitted by intermediate mechanisms such as audio or visual tape or telephone. A licensee shall obtain a certificate of program completion from the accredited college or university to verify compliance with this provision.
C. The Board shall award continuing education credit only for continuing education subjects listed in A.R.S. §§ 32-922(B) and 32-922.02. The course subjects principles of chiropractic and public health and hygiene includes chiropractic recordkeeping, ethics, and sexual boundaries.
D. The Board shall grant an extension of 90 days to comply with the continuing education requirements to a qualified licensee. To qualify for an extension, a licensee shall:
1. Timely file a license renewal application and renewal fee; and
2. Submit a written request for an extension, including evidence of good cause why the continuing education requirements were not met.
E. The following reasons constitute good cause for the Board to grant an extension of time to comply with the continuing education requirements:
1. The licensee graduated from an accredited chiropractic college, or a college that meets the requirements of R4-7-702, during the year that the continuing education requirements are to be met;
2. The licensee lived in a country where there was no accredited chiropractic college or a college that meets the requirements of R4-7-702 for at least seven months during the year that the continuing education requirements are to be met;
3. The licensee was in active military service for at least seven months during the year that the continuing education requirements are to be met; or
4. The licensee was not able to complete the continuing education requirements because of a documented disability of the licensee or the licensee’s spouse, child, or parent.
F. If the Board grants an extension of time in which to complete the continuing education requirements, the continuing education credits obtained during the 90-day extension shall be applied to meet only the requirements for which the extension is granted. A licensee shall not report continuing education credit earned during a 90-day extension for a subsequent renewal year.
R4-7-802. Documenting Compliance with Continuing Education Requirements
A. A licensee shall retain documents to verify compliance with the continuing education requirements for at least five years from the date the continuing education credit is used to qualify the licensee for renewal. The Board may audit continuing education compliance at any time during those five years by requiring submission of documentation of course completion.
B. With each license renewal application, a licensee shall attest by providing the licensee’s signature, that the licensee has met the continuing education requirements, and complied with R4-7-503(C)(8) and subsection (A).
C. The Board may require a licensee to provide documentation to verify compliance with continuing education requirements, including:
1. Each continuing education credit was for 60 minutes of education;
2. The requirements of subsections (A) and (B) were satisfied;
3. Continuing education credit was earned between the immediately preceding January 1 and the date that the license renewal application was filed or the date on which an extension of time expired; and
4. No continuing education credit earned between the immediately preceding January 1 and the date that the license renewal application was filed was earned under an extension of time to comply with the continuing education requirements of a previous year; and
5. The provisions of A.R.S. § 32-931 and R4-7-801(B) and (C) were met.
D. Documentation shall be in the form of a certificate of completion issued by a course sponsor or instructor.
E. The Board shall suspend a license upon notification to the licensee that the licensee has failed to demonstrate compliance with continuing education requirements as per by A.R.S. § 32-931, R4-7-801 and R4-7-802.
