Section Chir 12.03 - Approval of nutritional counseling education programs(1) To qualify for board approval as a nutritional counseling education program, a program shall meet all of the following minimum requirements: (am) The program consists of a minimum of 48 hours of study in human nutrition.(b) The program subject matter includes core curriculum education in each of the following areas: 1. Nutrition counseling and initial screening to include nutrition physical examination.3. Analysis of laboratory data including hair, saliva, urine, and blood samples.4. Symptoms of severe vitamin and nutritional deficiencies, and the toxicity of excess vitamin and mineral supplementation, herbals, or other nutritional supplements.5. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat macronutrient needs, and symptoms of deficiencies of any of these nutrients.6. Vitamin recommended daily allowances and dietary reference intakes.7. Mineral and metals needs of the human body and the biochemistry of essential and non-essential nutritional supplements.9. The Codex Alimentarius Commission.10. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 and related regulations. Note: The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 is also known as Public Law 103-417.
11. Etiology of organ system dysfunction and internal medicine diseases and conditions.12. Supplements and nutrition.13. The efficacy, safety, risks, and benefits of glandular products, chelation therapy, and therapeutic enzymes.14. Food composition and foods as a source of vitamins.15. Sports nutrition, endurance, body building, and exercise physiology.16. Weight management and control.17. Contraindications, side effects, and toxic effects of botanicals, nutritional supplements, and diet products.18. Nutrition across the life cycle.19. Nutrition relating to infants, pregnancy, and lactation.20. Geriatric nutritional needs.21. Adolescent nutritional needs.22. Male and female nutritional needs.23. Therapeutic use of botanical medicine.24. Food, drug, and nutritional supplement interactions.25. The safety, efficacy, risks, and benefits of nutritional supplements.(c) The program sponsor agrees to do all of the following:1. Provide a responsible person to monitor and verify attendance at the program.2. Keep records of attendance for at least 3 years from the date of the program.3. Furnish each participant with evidence of having attended the program.(d) Any assignment or delegation of a program sponsor's responsibilities to monitor or record attendance, provide evidence of attendance, compare course content with subject matter content required under sub. (1) (b), or provide information on instructors or other aspects of the program is specifically identified in the application under sub. (2) and approved by the board.(e) The program sponsor has reviewed and validated the program's content to ensure its compliance with par. (b).(f) Any course instructor that is on the undergraduate or postgraduate faculty of a chiropractic college has been appointed in accordance with the accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.(g) The program offers significant professional educational benefit for participants, as determined by the board.(h) The instructor is qualified to present the course.(i) The program includes a written assessment instrument that is designed to ensure the chiropractor actively participated in the presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from participation. There shall be an assessment or test at the conclusion of each 12 hours of study. A score of 75% or higher shall be considered a passing score.(j) The program contains a reasonable security procedure to ensure the chiropractor enrolled is the actual participant.(2)(a) An application for approval of a nutritional counseling education program shall meet all of the following requirements:1. The application shall be on a form provided by the board. Note: Application forms are available on the department's website at dsps.wi.gov, or by request to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or call (608) 266-2112.
2. Identify the name and address of the program sponsor.3. The application shall identify the time and location of the program.4. The application shall be complete as prescribed in this subsection and filed with the board no later than 75 days prior to the program date. An application is not considered complete until such time as all information required to be submitted with the application, and any supplementary information requested by the board, is received by the board.5. The application shall include satisfactory evidence, as determined by the board, that the program subject matter contributes to the advancement, extension, and enhancement of the clinical skills of a chiropractor and fosters the enhancement of general or specialized practice and values. A detailed course outline or syllabus describing the subject matter of the program and the amount of time devoted to each section of the outline or syllabus shall be attached to the application.6. The application shall describe the names and qualifications of all instructors, and if applicable, whether an instructor who is an undergraduate or postgraduate faculty member of a sponsoring college was appointed in accordance with accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.7. The application shall identify whether the program sponsor intends to assign or delegate any of its responsibilities to another person or entity, and if so, include all of the following:a. A specific description of the assigned or delegated responsibility.b. The name, address, and qualifications of the person or entity assigned or delegated the responsibility.c. A description of the method by which the program sponsor intends to ensure the delegated or assigned responsibility is performed.8. The application shall include a description of the written assessment instrument that is designed to ensure a chiropractor has actively participated in the presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from participation.9. The application shall include a description of the security procedure that will be used to ensure a chiropractor enrolled in the program is the actual participant.(b) If necessary, in order to determine whether an applicant meets the requirements of this chapter, the board may require that the applicant submit information in addition to that described in this section.(3) Programs shall be approved for one hour of study for every 50 minutes of instruction. For purposes of the approval of hours of study, meals, breaks, and testing or assessment periods may not be included as time devoted to instruction.(4) The sponsor of an approved program shall ensure that the program is carried out and presented as represented to and approved by the board, and that all responsibilities of the program sponsor, an instructor, and any person or entity delegated or assigned a responsibility relating to a program approved by the board are fulfilled.(5) The approval of a course shall be effective only for the biennium in which it is approved.Wis. Admin. Code Chiropractic Examining Board Chir 12.03
CR 06-051: cr. Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06.Amended by, 2021 Wis. Act 253: r. (1) (a), am. (2) (a) 2. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5/1/2022Amended by, CR 19-100: am. (1) (intro.), cr. (1) (am), am. (1) (b) 3. to 5., 9. to 11., 13., 15., 17., 19., 21., 22., 24., 25., renum. (1) (c) to (1) (c) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (c) 1. to 3., am. (1) (d) to (f), (i), (j), r. (1) (k), am. (2) (a) 1., 3. to 9., (3) Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8/1/2023