Florida Senate - 2023 SB 1214 By Senator Gruters 22-00538B-23 20231214__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to continuing chiropractic education; 3 amending s. 460.408, F.S.; deleting a requirement that 4 all chiropractic continuing education be completed in 5 a classroom setting; prohibiting the Board of 6 Chiropractic Medicine from limiting the number of 7 hours of continuing education a chiropractic physician 8 may complete through distance learning; authorizing 9 the board to make exceptions to continuing education 10 requirements during a declared state of emergency in 11 this state; specifying who may teach board-approved 12 continuing education courses; requiring, rather than 13 authorizing, the board to adopt rules; providing an 14 effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18 Section 1.Section 460.408, Florida Statutes, is amended to 19 read: 20 460.408Continuing chiropractic education. 21 (1)The board shall require licensees to periodically 22 demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of 23 renewal of a license by completing up to 40 contact classroom 24 hours of continuing education. 25 (a)Continuing education courses sponsored by chiropractic 26 colleges whose graduates are eligible for examination under any 27 provision of this chapter may be approved upon review by the 28 board if all other requirements of board rules setting forth 29 criteria for course approval are met. 30 (b)The board shall approve those courses that build upon 31 the basic courses required for the practice of chiropractic 32 medicine, and the board may also approve courses in adjunctive 33 modalities. Courses that consist of instruction in the use, 34 application, prescription, recommendation, or administration of 35 a specific companys brand of products or services are not 36 eligible for approval. 37 (c)The board may not limit the number of approved 38 continuing education hours that may be completed through 39 distance learning. 40 (2)The board may provide exceptions to make exception from 41 the requirements of this section in emergency or hardship cases 42 and during a declared state of emergency in this state. 43 (3)Courses must be taught by a person who has at least one 44 of the following qualifications: 45 (a)Has a postgraduate degree, or a bachelors degree with 46 at least 2 years of experience in the subject matter being 47 taught; 48 (b)Is a current faculty member of a chiropractic college 49 or school maintaining a standard and reputability approved by 50 the board or is a current faculty member at a medical or 51 osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or having 52 status with, an accrediting agency, or its successor, recognized 53 and approved by the United States Department of Education or by 54 the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successor; 55 or 56 (c)Is a postgraduate-level instructor at a chiropractic 57 college or school maintaining a standard and reputability 58 approved by the board or is a postgraduate-level instructor at a 59 medical or osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or 60 having status with, an accrediting agency, or its successor, 61 recognized and approved by the United States Department of 62 Education or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation 63 or its successor. 64 (4)The board shall may adopt rules necessary to implement 65 within the requirements of this section that are necessary for 66 its implementation. 67 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.