Section Ch 404.01 - Continuing Education Hours and Courses(a) Applicants for renewal of their licenses to practice chiropractic, unless issued an initial license within the 12 months preceding its expiration date, shall obtain at least 20 hours of continuing education biennially in accordance with (b) below.(b) Continuing education courses shall be:(1) Selected from the list in (c) below; and(2) Taken as specified in (d) and (e) below.(c) Continuing education courses shall be selected from the following list:(1) Courses which are approved or conducted by: a. The International Chiropractors Association;b. The American Chiropractic Association;c. Any state-chartered chiropractic school or college; ord. Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE);(2) Courses on the topics set forth in Ch 405.04(h) and sponsored by a school or college accredited by CCE or any other national or regional accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education;(3) Emergency and first aid courses sponsored by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association, provided that no more than 4 hours shall be credited; and(4) Courses which have been pre-approved by the board pursuant to Ch 405.(d) Continuing education courses shall be taken as follows:(1) By attendance at the course in the presence of the instructor; or(2) By electronic participation in accordance with (e) below, including but not limited to, on-line participation and live video-conferencing, provided that:a. The hours of electronic participation shall constitute no more than 25 percent of the total hours of required continuing education; orb. The renewal applicant's proven disability requires the applicant to fulfill the continuing education requirement entirely by electronic participation.(e) To be eligible for continuing education credit, electronic course participation shall include receipt of a score or grade of 80% or higher.(f) Notwithstanding (d)(2)(a) above, any continuing education course taken via electronic participation during the State of Emergency called by the Governor in Executive Order 2020-04 shall be considered live hours.N.H. Admin. Code § Ch 404.01
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