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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 of 5
Chiropractic Medicine from limiting the number of 6
approved continuing education hours that may be 7
completed through distance learning; authorizing the 8
board to provide exceptions to continuing education 9
requirements during a declared state of emergency; 10
providing requirements for continuing education 11
instructors; requiring the board to adopt rules; 12
providing an effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Section 4 60.408, Florida Statutes, is amended 17
to read: 18
460.408 Continuing chiropractic education. — 19
(1) The board shall require licensees to periodically 20
demonstrate their professional competence as a condition of 21
renewal of a license by completing up to 40 contact classroom 22
hours of continuing education. 23
(a) Continuing education courses sponsored by chiropractic 24
colleges whose graduates are eligible for examination under any 25
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provision of this chapter may be approved upon review by the 26
board if all other requir ements of board rules setting forth 27
criteria for course approval are met. 28
(b) The board shall approve those courses that build upon 29
the basic courses required for the practice of chiropractic 30
medicine, and the board may also approve courses in adjunctive 31
modalities. Courses that consist of instruction in the use, 32
application, prescription, recommendation, or administration of 33
a specific company's brand of products or services are not 34
eligible for approval. 35
(c) The board may not limit the number of appro ved 36
continuing education hours that may be completed through 37
distance learning. 38
(2) The board may provide exceptions to make exception 39
from the requirements of this section in emergency or hardship 40
cases and during a declared state of emergency . 41
(3) Continuing education courses shall be taught by an 42
instructor with at least one of the following qualifications: 43
(a) Holds a postgraduate degree, or bachelor's degree with 44
at least 2 years' experience in the subject matter taught. 45
(b) Is a current facult y member of a chiropractic college 46
or school maintaining a standard and reputability approved by 47
the board or is a current faculty member at a medical or an 48
osteopathic college or a university accredited by, or having 49
status with, an accrediting body recog nized by the Council for 50
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Higher Education Accreditation or its successor or the United 51
States Department of Education. 52
(c) Is a postgraduate -level instructor at a chiropractic 53
college or school maintaining a standard and reputability 54
approved by the boar d, or a postgraduate -level instructor at a 55
medical or an osteopathic college or a university accredited by, 56
or having status with, an accrediting body recognized by the 57
Office of Postsecondary Education or its successor or the United 58
States Department of E ducation. 59
(4)(3) The board shall may adopt rules to implement within 60
the requirements of this section that are necessary for its 61
implementation. 62
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 63