Oklahoma § 59-161.10

§ 59-161.10.

2004.

Repealed by Laws 2004, c. 269, § 13, emerg. eff. May 6,

§59-161.10a.

Continuing education.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

A. Applications to provide chiropractic continuing education

seminars shall be submitted for review and approval by the Board of

Chiropractic Examiners. An applicant shall submit to the Board for

approval:

1. An application to provide continuing education in this

state;

2. The agenda for the continuing education seminar;

3. The professional background of the instructors; and

4. A summary of the courses to be taught at the continuing

education seminar.

B. Prior to approval of an application, the Board may authorize

the Executive Director to temporarily approve applications, or

amendments to an application, pursuant to the requirements specified

by this section and the rules approved by the Board for continuing

education programs. Continuing education credits may only be

counted for seminars receiving final Board approval.

C. A continuing education program shall offer seminars

providing continuing education on those subjects within the scope of

practice of chiropractic as well as those technical, professional,

and practical subjects that relate to the practice of chiropractic

as included in Section 161.8 of this title. Instructors at

continuing education seminars may sell products as long as the sale

of such products is ancillary to the purpose of the seminar.

D. Each year a chiropractic physician must attend sixteen (16)

hours of continuing education. Twelve (12) hours must be within the

scope of practice of chiropractic as well as those technical,

professional, and practical subjects that relate to the practice of

chiropractic as included in Section 161.8 of this title. A maximum

of four (4) hours may be non-clinical in nature.

E. A maximum of eight (8) hours of the annual Oklahoma

continuing education requirements may be obtained by a continuing

education program outside this state if the out-of-state continuing

education program is approved by the Board.

F. Chiropractic physicians who have not been in active practice

during the previous year shall be exempt from that calendar year's

continuing education requirements. However, prior to returning to

active practice, the chiropractor must have attended the required

continuing education during the previous calendar year.

G. All licensed chiropractic physicians must attend a minimum

of eight (8) hours of in-state continuing education programs

approved by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

H. The Board may waive the requirements for continuing

education, if the licensee was prevented from attending by illness

or extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Board. In

waiving the continuing education requirements for any given year,

the Board may require the licensee to make up the hours in the

succeeding year as a condition for license renewal.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

Added by Laws 2004, c. 269, § 8, emerg. eff. May 6, 2004. Amended

by Laws 2005, c. 149, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2007, c. 363, §

2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2018, c. 94, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws

2023, c. 13, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.