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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to continuing chiropractic education; 2
amending s. 460.408, F.S.; deleting a requirement that 3
chiropractic continuing education be completed in a 4
classroom setting; prohibiting the board from limiting 5
the number of hours of continuing education courses a 6
chiropractic physician may complete through distance 7
learning; authorizing the board to make exceptions to 8
meet continuing education requirements d uring a 9
declared state of emergency; specifying who may teach 10
board-approved continuing education courses; requiring 11
the board to adopt rules; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 460.408, Florida Statutes, is amended 16
to read: 17
460.408 Continuing chiropractic education. — 18
(1) The board shall require licensees to periodically 19
demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of 20
renewal of a license by completing up to 4 0 contact classroom 21
hours of continuing education. 22
(a) Continuing education courses sponsored by chiropractic 23
colleges whose graduates are eligible for examination under any 24
provision of this chapter may be approved upon review by the 25
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board if all other requirements of board rules setting forth 26
criteria for course approval are met. 27
(b) The board shall approve those courses that build upon 28
the basic courses required for the practice of chiropractic 29
medicine, and the board may also approve courses in adju nctive 30
modalities. Courses that consist of instruction in the use, 31
application, prescription, recommendation, or administration of 32
a specific company's brand of products or services are not 33
eligible for approval. 34
(c) The board may not limit the number of approved 35
continuing education hours that may be completed through 36
distance learning. 37
(2) The board may provide exceptions to make exception 38
from the requirements of this section in emergency or hardship 39
cases and during a declared state of emergency in the state. 40
(3) Courses shall be taught by a speaker or lecturer with 41
at least one of the following qualifications: 42
(a) Holds a post-graduate degree, or bachelor's degree 43
with at least 2 years' experience in the subject matter taught; 44
(b) Is a current faculty member of a chiropractic college 45
or school maintaining a standard and reputability approved by 46
the board or is a current faculty member at a medical or 47
osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or having 48
status with, an agency or its suc cessors recognized and approved 49
by the United States Office of Education or the Council on Post -50
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Secondary Accreditation; or 51
(c) Is a post-graduate level instructor of a chiropractic 52
college or school maintaining a standard and reputability 53
approved by the board, or a post-graduate level instructor at a 54
medical or osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or 55
has status with, an agency or its successor which is recognized 56
and approved by the United States Department of Education or the 57
Office of Post-Secondary Education. 58
(4)(3) The board shall may adopt rules required to 59
implement within the requirements of this section that are 60
necessary for its implementation . 61
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 62