BOARD OF CHIROPRACTORS
301 South Park , 4th Floor (map)
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Fax: (406) 841-2305
Board Office Contact:
Dennis Clark, Administrative Specialist
Telephone: (406) 841-2390
E-mail: dlibsdchi@mt.gov
For information on applications contact:
Jennifer Billman, License Permit Technician
Telephone: (406) 841-2331
E-mail: dlibsdchi@mt.gov
For information on complaints contact:
Dustin Johnson, Compliance Specialist
Telephone: (406) 841-2344
E-mail: dlibsdcomplaints@mt.gov
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All licensees shall complete a minimum of 12 hours of board approved continuing education each year. Of the 12 hours no more than two hours can be in the subject area of philosophy and/or practice management.
All licensees shall complete 4 hours of professional boundaries and ethics continuing education every 4 years; this is in addition to the 12-hour continuing education annual requirement.
Certified Impairment Evaluators must have 4 hours of specialized continuing education relevant to impairment evaluation taken every 4 years; in addition to the required continuing education listed above.
APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION:
The following Administrative Rule describes the continuing education approved by the Board. If continuing education does not meet the criteria listed in the rule then the continuing education must be submitted to the Board office for consideration.24.126.2105 APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION
(1) Continuing education approved by the board must directly relate to the practice of chiropractic and shall be be affiliated with national, regional, or state chiropractic associations, state licensing boards, academies, colleges of chiropractic, or education approved by the Federation of Chiropractic Licensure Board (FCLB) Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE).(2) From the date of their original licensure in Montana until the end of the first renewal period, new licensees can fulfill the continuing education requirement by attending one session of the "new doc seminar" in lieu of the 12-hour continuing education requirement.
(3) All licensees can receive two credits for each chiropractic board meeting attended.
(4) All Internet courses must meet the same guidelines for continuing education approval.
(5) The board shall not approve a course of study if it is considered outside the "scope of practice" for a chiropractor in Montana.
(6) All continuing education not listed in this rule must be submitted for review and approval by the board on a case-by-case basis.

