Section 634.385 - Continuing education of licensees1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the Board may approve or endorse an educational class or a seminar if it concerns: (a) The practice of chiropractic;(b) Performing chiropractic adjustment;(c) Avoiding unprofessional conduct or malpractice including, without limitation, gross malpractice;(d) Performing manipulation;(e) Diagnosis and treatment of subluxation complex;(f) Compliance with this chapter or chapter 629 or 634 of NRS; or(g) Lifesaving skills, as described in subsection 4 of NRS 634.130.2. The Board may approve or endorse the attendance by licensees or holders of certificates, in person or on-line, of an educational seminar or seminars if: (a) The syllabus and curriculum of the instructors of the seminar or seminars and the required fee are submitted to the Board;(b) The seminar or seminars provide instruction in conformity with subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 634.130, as applicable;(c) The seminar or seminars concern a subject described in subsection 1;(d) The sponsor of the seminar or seminars ensures that each licensee and holder of a certificate who requests credit for continuing education to satisfy the requirement set forth in subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 634.130, as applicable, attends at least 50 minutes of each hour of instruction; and(e) The seminar or seminars are sponsored by:(1) A chiropractic college which has been accredited by:(I) The Council on Chiropractic Education; or(II) Another educational entity that has been approved by the Board;(2) A state chiropractic board or association;(3) The American Chiropractic Association, the International Chiropractors Association or the successor of either;(4) A major hospital, as defined in NRS 439B.115;(5) An accredited university or college; or(6) A regulatory body as defined in NRS 622.060.3. The sponsor of the seminar or seminars shall ensure that each licensee or holder of a certificate, as applicable, attending that seminar is in attendance in a timely manner at the start of each lecture. If the sponsor fails to maintain the proper monitoring procedure, such failure may constitute grounds for the Board to withdraw its approval of a current or future seminar or seminars hosted or arranged by that sponsor.4. The sponsor of a seminar shall allow any representative of the Board to attend all or part of the seminar in order to monitor the content of the course or lecture and the procedures for taking attendance. A representative who is taking the seminar to satisfy the requirements of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 634.130, as applicable, shall pay the full registration fee.5. The sponsor of a seminar which has received the approval of the Board shall report to the Board all changes in the seminar as soon as possible.6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Board will not award credit for continuing education to a licensee or holder of a certificate, as applicable, for an educational class or seminar that is of a nonclinical nature, including, without limitation, an educational class or seminar regarding the building or management of a chiropractic practice. For the purposes of this subsection, an educational class or seminar regarding proper billing procedures shall not be deemed to be an educational class or seminar regarding the building or management of a chiropractic practice.7. The Board will not award credit for continuing education to an instructor of an educational class or seminar unless the instructor obtained from the Board approval for such credit before teaching the educational class or seminar.8. Continuing education hours earned through the completion of a specific educational class or seminar may be counted only once during a calendar year toward the hours of continuing education required by subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 634.130, as applicable, even if the licensee or holder of a certificate completes that class or seminar more than once during that calendar year.9. The Board will award credit for continuing education to a licensee or a holder of a certificate for all educational classes or seminars which are approved and endorsed by the Board pursuant to this section and are attended by the licensee or holder of a certificate.10. The Board will award credit for continuing education, not to exceed 4 hours per calendar year, to a licensee or a holder of a certificate for attending a meeting of the Board during the calendar year.Nev. Admin. Code § 634.385
Bd. of Chiropractic Exam'rs, eff. 4-15-63; A 3-19-65; 3-12-71-NAC A 7-29-88; 1-31-94; A by Chiropractic Physicians' Bd. by R030-98, 9-10-98; R034-05, 10-31-2005; R101-08, 12-17-2008; R014-10, 5-5-2011; A by R150-13, eff. 3/28/2014; A by R007-19A, eff. 10/22/2019; A by R115-23A, eff. 2/9/2024