Continuing Education Requirements for Michigan Chiropractors

The Michigan Public Health Code and Board administrative rules requires every chiropractor to complete, during the 2-year period prior to the expiration date of the license, not less than 30 hours of continuing education in courses or programs approved by the Board.

REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

The continuing education requirements apply to every chiropractor renewing a Michigan license that held the license for the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of the license renewal. The requirements apply whether or not the chiropractor is actively engaged in the practice of chiropractic. No one is exempt from this requirement.

Each chiropractor is required to complete 30 hours of continuing education in courses or programs approved by the Board. Each chiropractor is required to complete:

One (1) continuing education hour in sexual boundaries
One (1) continuing education hour in ethics
One (1) continuing education hours in pain and symptom management.

Not more than six of the required 30 hours may be in board-approved online computer programs.

Every chiropractor that is renewing his/her license should retain records documenting the completion of continuing education. Those documents should be retained for a period of four (4) years after the application for renewal. Doctors do not have to provide proof of required CEs unless requested by the state.

DCs who do not have the required 30 hours of CE should not renew their license. These DCs must then go through the relicensure process. A chiropractor who is unable to provide evidence of completion of the continuing education requirements, when requested, is in violation of the Michigan Public Health Code and subject to one or more of the following possible license sanctions: reprimand, probation, denial, suspension, revocation, limitation, restitution, and fine.

Requirement for Relicensure

“Relicensure” means the granting of a license to a person whose license has lapsed for failure to renew the license within 60 days after the expiration date. Important Note: Although a 60-day late renewal period is allowed, the 30-hour continuing education requirement must be completed by November 30.

All relicensure applicants must have completed, in the 3-year period immediately preceding the application for relicensure, 42 hours of continuing education in programs approved by the board, with not less than 24 hours in courses on chiropractic adjusting techniques, and

One (1) continuing education hour in “sexual boundaries
One (1) continuing education hour in ethics
One (1) continuing education hours in pain and symptom management.

Not more than six of the required hours may be in board-approved online computer programs.

If a chiropractor has been continuously licensed and engaged in the practice of chiropractic in another state during the 3-year period immediately preceding the application for relicensure, the chiropractor does not have to complete the continuing education requirements. Verification of licensure must be sent directly to the Michigan Board of Chiropractic by the licensing agency in the state in which the chiropractor is licensed.