Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B2 - Board of Chiropractic Medicine › Chapter 64B2-18 - CERTIFIED CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS › Section 64B2-18.003 - Approval of Training Programs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Application for approval of a training program by the Board and certification
				by the Department shall be made by letter and supporting documents submitted to
				the Board and must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that such
				program fulfills the requirements set forth in subsections (2)-(8) of this
				rule. The supporting documents submitted to the Board must include, at the very
				least, a syllabus or program outline specifying the classroom hours for each
				segment of the program, a vitae of each instructor, and the method to be
				employed in checking attendance. Upon notification by the Director that the
				Board approves a training program, the Department shall issue a certification
				for the training program.
(2) The
				training program may be sponsored by or in conjunction with a chiropractic
				college maintaining a standard and reputability approved by the Board or may be
				sponsored by or in conjunction with a college or university which is accredited
				by, or has status with an agency or its successor which is recognized and
				approved by the United States Office of Education or the Council on Post
				Secondary Accreditation. The training program may also be conducted by any
				organization under the auspices of a chiropractic college maintaining a
				standard and reputability approved by the Board or under the auspices of a
				college or university which is accredited by, or has status with an agency or
				its successor which is recognized and approved by the United States Office of
				Education or the Council on Post Secondary Accreditation.
(3) The curriculum must provide adequate
				instruction in the basic sciences underlying chiropractic practice and shall
				include, at a minimum, instruction and training in the principles and practice
				of chiropractic, the nature of disease processes and symptoms, diagnostic
				tests, history taking, physical examination, venipuncture, therapeutic
				procedures, radiation safety, diet and nutrition, public health and first aid,
				and spinal anatomy. The curriculum must include both clinical and didactic
				training and must consist of a minimum of 200 classroom hours. A classroom hour
				is defined as 50 consecutive minutes of uninterrupted clinical or didactic
				instruction. The curriculum should be in sufficient depth to enable the
				graduate to integrate and organize historical and physical findings. The
				didactic instruction shall follow a planned and progressive outline and shall
				include an appropriate mixture of classroom lectures, text book assignments,
				discussions, demonstrations, and similar activities. The clinical instruction
				shall include practical instruction and chiropractic clinical experience under
				qualified supervision sufficient to provide understanding of and skill in
				performing those functions which the assistant may be asked to perform. There
				must be sufficient evaluative procedures to assure adequate evidence of minimal
				competence. The program must insure that the student possesses a broad general
				understanding of chiropractic practice and therapeutic techniques.
(4) To retain its approval by the Board, an
				approved program shall:
(a) Report to the
				Board yearly summaries of case loads and educational activities done by
				clinical affiliates, including volume of clinical patients or diagnoses, and
				the operating budget;
(b) Maintain
				a satisfactory record of the entrance qualifications and evaluations of all
				work done by each student, which shall be available to the Board; and,
(c) Notify the Board in writing of
				any major changes in the curriculum or a change in the directorship,
				sponsorship or organization of the program.