New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 44E - STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS › Subchapter 4 - LICENSED CHIROPRACTIC ASSISTANTS › Section 13:44E-4.9 - Continuing education

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) "Licensee," as used in this section, means a chiropractic assistant licensed and subject to regulation by the New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(b) A licensee applying for biennial license renewal shall have completed, during the preceding biennial period, 15 continuing educational credits in order to qualify for the renewal of his or her license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:9-41.35. One credit is defined as 50 minutes of instruction. A minimum of two credits shall be completed in the study of State laws and rules governing professional ethics of chiropractic assistance or recordkeeping and documentation as it pertains to the practice of chiropractic assistance in this State.
(c) The continuing education courses may include, but not be limited to, subject matter and content of study that is taught by accredited chiropractic schools, colleges, institutions, and universities, or in a subject matter tested for licensure, that has been approved by *Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE), and/or the Board; except that the Board retains the right to reject any PACE-approved program that does not have significant intellectual or practical content dealing primarily with matters directly related to the practice of chiropractic assistance or with professional responsibilities or ethical obligations of licensees.
(d) The Board will not grant continuing education credit for completion of basic courses required for graduation from programs offering training as a licensed chiropractic assistant or for initial licensure. Continuing education credit shall be granted only for courses designed to build upon basic knowledge and/or to bring licensees up-to-date on new developments relating to the practice of chiropractic assistance.
(e) The Board may accredit other educational programs offered by professional organizations or societies, health care professions, schools, colleges, institutions, universities, or healthcare facilities as suitable for continuing education credits, so long as such other educational programs have significant intellectual or practical content, which deal primarily with matters directly related to the practice of chiropractic assistance or with the professional responsibilities or ethical obligations of licensees.
(f) The Board may accredit other equivalent options to educational programs including, but not limited to, examinations, scientific papers, professional publications, scientific presentations, residency programs, teaching and/or research appointments, advanced degree or certification program in related fields, scientific exhibits, independent study or research, self-study programs, or distance learning as suitable for continuing education credits, so long as such other equivalent options have significant intellectual or practical content, which deal primarily with matters directly related to the practice of chiropractic assistance or with the professional responsibilities or ethical obligations of licensees.
(g) Continuing education credit shall be calculated as follows:
1. Continuing professional education programs of national or State professional organizations: one credit hour for every 50 minutes of in-class participation;
2. Accredited university or college courses in the subjects set forth in (d) above:
i. Applicants shall receive 7.5 credit hours of continuing education credit for each semester or trimester credit hour earned; five credit hours of continuing education credit for each credit hour earned in a quarter; and
ii. Applicants attending noncredit courses shall be granted continuing education credit at the rate of one credit hour for every 50 minutes of in-class participation;
3. Distance learning programs and other independent study programs: the amount of credit to be allowed for approved distance and individual study programs, including taped study programs, shall be one credit hour for every 50 minutes of distance and individual self-study program participation;
4. Teaching or instruction of a course for the first time or teaching a course previously taught if substantial time was spent updating course material shall be instruction and preparation time: one continuing education credit for each hour of instruction or preparation.
i. The total number of continuing education credits that may be granted for service as a teacher or instructor shall not exceed six credits per biennial period.
ii. Requests for credit shall be accompanied by an outline of the instruction or course.
iii. A teacher or instructor that is employed as a teacher or instructor on a full-time basis shall not be eligible to obtain continuing education credits for such activities;
5. Scientific papers and professional publications: credit shall be given for each 50-minute period of preparation time on a self-declaration basis, not to exceed six credit hours per biennial period. A copy of the publication article shall be submitted to the Board with a request for continuing education credit.
i. Credit may be claimed for published articles and books by the authors of those works. These publications must contribute to the professional competency of chiropractors.
ii. In exceptional circumstances, a licensee may request additional credit by submitting the article or book to the Board with an explanation of the circumstances that he or she believes justifies an award of greater credit. When licensees request more than six continuing education credit hours earned through papers and publications during the biennial period, credit hours awarded shall be determined by the Board on a case-by-case basis. Factors such as complexity of the subject matter, length of publication, and the amount of preparation time shall be considered;
6. Research and preparation of examinations or acting as an examiner for a clinical examination: one continuing education credit for each hour of research or time spent on the examination, not to exceed three continuing education credits per biennial period; and
7. Scientific presentations or exhibits: one continuing education credit for each hour of preparation or presentation, not to exceed six continuing education credits per biennial period.