Section 12 AAC 16.290 - Hours of continuing education required(a) An applicant for renewal of a chiropractic license who has been licensed at least two years must complete 32 credit hours of approved continuing education that was earned during the concluding licensing period including at least (1) eight hours in radiographic safety radiographic techniques and interpretation or diagnostic imaging;(2) two hours in coding and documentation(3) two hours in ethics and boundaries; and(4) two hours in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.(b) An applicant for renewal of a chiropractic license who has been licensed at least one year but less than two years of the concluding license period must complete 16 credit hours of approved continuing education that was earned during the concluding licensing period including at least (1) eight hours in radiographic safety radiographic techniques and interpretation or diagnostic imaging;(2) two hours in coding and documentation(3) two hours in ethics and boundaries; and(4) two hours in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.(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.(e) An applicant for renewal of a chiropractic license may receive up to four hours of the credit required under (a) of this section from one or more of the following subject areas: (1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training;(2) automated external defibrillator (AED) training;(3) basic life support (BLS) training(f) Not more than 16 credit hours of the credit hours required under (a) of this section for a renewal of a chiropractic license may be obtained over the Internet or by distance learning.(g) An applicant applying for renewal who has been licensed more than 90 days but less than one year of the concluding biennial license period is not required to submit proof of completion of continuing education.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; am 2/23/2020, Register 233, April 2020Authority:AS 08.20.055
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