Nutritional Counseling Certificate Required For Chiropractors
to Sell Vitamins Herbs and Supplements After Dec. 1, 2008
After December 1, 2008, Wisconsin chiropractors may no
longer sell, barter, trade or give away vitamins, herbs or nutritional
supplements unless the chiropractor holds a certificate for nutritional
counseling . This is per provisions of
s.
CHIR 12.02 (2) of Wis. Adm. code.
Prior to December 1, 2008, Chiropractors may sell vitamins, herbs
or nutritional supplement but may not counsel patients in the use
of vitamins, herbs or nutritional supplements without the nutritional
counseling certificate. You may apply by submitting the application
forms found
here .
To qualify, you must hold a post graduate degree in human nutrition,
nutrition education, food and nutrition or dietetics from an accredited
college or university, received diplomate status in human nutrition
conferred by a college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on
Chiropractic Education (CCE), or completed a minimum of 48 hours in
human nutrition that is approved by Wisconsin Chiropractic Examining
Board.
Passage
of 2007 Wisconsin Act 104 Requires AED Training for New Applicants
&
Renewal of Licensure
The passage of 2007
Wisconsin Act 104 amends ch. 446, Stats., regulation of chiropractic
practice. The effect of the Act requires the Chiropractic Examining
Board to amend administrative rules for initial licensure, licensure
by endorsement, renewal of licensure and continuing education.
Therefore, as of
September 1, 2008:
Initial applicants for licensure
as well as endorsement applicants (must hold a valid chiropractic
license from another state to qualify) are required to be proficient
in the use of automated external defibrillators (AED's) as one of
the qualifications for licensure. To qualify, applicants must complete
a CPR/AED certification program approved by the Wisconsin Department
of Health Services (DHS) Please note that qualifying AED training
is offered only as a component of DHS approved CPR certification programs.
Renewal of your chiropractic
license requires current CPR/AED training and proficiency through
the completion of a certification program approved by the DHS.
AED certification training
counts towards the required 40 hours of continuing education required
for renewal of licensure. Hours counted towards your continuing education
requirement must be through a certification program approved by the
DHS.
DHS approved providers of CPR/AED
Certification required for initial certification and renewal may be
found at http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems/Licensecertification/CPR.htm
.
Chiropractic Nutritional
Counseling Certification Education
New rules allowing chiropractors
to provide nutritional counseling will become effective December 1,
2006. Before providing nutritional counseling a chiropractor must
take specific educational programs.
Applications are now being
accepted from providers of chiropractic nutritional counseling certification
education for approval of their programs.
Programs may first be approved
December 1, 2006. Programs may first be offered at least 75 days after
December 1, 2006, on February 14, 2007.
After December 1, 2006, programs
must be submitted for approval at least 75 days prior to the first
offering date.
Program requirements and the application
process are described in Chir 12.03, 12.04 and 12.05, click
here. These are the rules that will go into effect December 1,
2006, and are being shared at this time only to provide direction
to program providers who wish to submit applications for approval
of their programs.
For an application for program approval,
click here.
