Section 12.16.290. Hours of continuing education required.

	(a)  Except as provided in (b) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a chiropractic license must obtain and document successful completion of the following:  
		(1) for an applicant who files a complete renewal application with the department for a license period that concludes on or before December 31, 2012, 24 credit hours of approved continuing education during the concluding licensing period; at least one-third and no more than one-half of the total hours required under this paragraph must be devoted to  
			(A) radiographic safety;  
			(B) radiographic techniques and interpretation; or  
			(C) diagnostic imaging;  
		(2) for an applicant who files a complete renewal application with the department for a license period that concludes after January 1, 2013, 32 credit hours of approved continuing education during the concluding licensing period, as follows:  
			(A) eight hours of the total hours required under this paragraph must be devoted to  
				(i) radiographic safety;  
				(ii) radiographic techniques and interpretation; or  
				(iii) diagnostic imaging;  
			(B) two hours of the total hours required under this paragraph must be devoted to coding and documentation;  
			(C) two hours of the total hours required under this paragraph must be devoted to ethics and boundaries;  
			(D) two hours of the total hours required under this paragraph must be devoted to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.  
	(b)  An applicant for renewal of a chiropractic license for the first time must obtain and document successful completion of the following:  
		(1) for a license period that concluded on or before December 31, 2012, 12 credit hours of approved continuing education for each complete calendar year the applicant was licensed during the concluding licensing period;  
		(2) for a license period that concludes after January 1, 2013, 16 credit hours of approved continuing education for each complete calendar year the applicant was licensed during the concluding licensing period.  
	(c)  Two of the hours required under (a) of this section will be credited to each applicant for renewal for completing the jurisprudence review prepared by the board, covering the provisions of AS 08.20  and this chapter. An applicant for renewal must verify, in an affidavit, that the applicant has complied with this subsection before the applicant's license renewal will be processed.  
	(d)  An applicant for renewal of a license to practice chiropractic must submit, on a form provided by the department, a sworn statement of the continuing education that the applicant completed during the concluding licensing period. The statement must include the following information:  
		(1) the sponsoring organization;  
		(2) the title and description of the course;  
		(3) the dates of attendance or period of correspondence;  
		(4) the number of continuing education hours claimed;  
		(5) the course approval number issued by the department.  
	(e)  An applicant for renewal of a chiropractic license may receive up to four hours of the credit  
		(1) required under (a)(1) of this section from one or more of the following subject areas:  
			(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training;  
			(B) automated external defibrillator (AED) training;  
			(C) basic life support (BLS) training;  
		(2) required under (a)(2) of this section from one or more of the following subject areas:  
			(A) automated external defibrillator (AED) training;  
			(B) basic life support (BLS) training.  
	(f)  No more than 16 credit hours of the credit hours required under (a)(2) of this section for a renewal of a chiropractic license may be obtained over the Internet or by distance learning.  

Authorities

08.20.055;08.20.170

Notes

Reference

12 AAC 16.340
12 AAC 16.345
12 AAC 16.390

Authority

AS 08.20.055 AS 08.20.170

History

Eff. 6/29/84, Register 90; am 5/10/90, Register 114; am 12/7/97, Register 144; am 5/8/99, Register 150; am 1/29/2009, Register 189; am 11/28/2009, Register 192; am 8/14/2010, Register 195; am 9/7/2012, Register 203