CE Requirements in BC, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for structured credit in BC. The current cycle deadline is March 31st, 2025.
Continuing education for chiropractors
Continuing education (CE) is vital for chiropractors to maintain licensure and stay updated with the latest advancements in their field. These educational activities ensure that practitioners provide the best care to their patients and adhere to the highest professional standards. Dr. Shawn Thistle can help you obtain your CE hours and fulfill your requirements with evidence-based online learning options! This page will detail the continuing education requirements for chiropractors, including general guidelines, specific requirements in different provinces, states or countries, and recommendations for choosing courses or programs.
Why Continuing Education is Important
Continuing education helps chiropractors:
- Stay abreast of new research, clinical guidelines, techniques and technologies.
- Enhance their clinical skills and thought processes.
- Improve patient outcomes.
- Maintain licensure and avoid disciplinary actions.
- Network with peers and professionals in related fields.
Dr. Thistle’s Tips for Choosing the Right CE Courses
When selecting CE courses, chiropractors should consider:
- Accreditation: Ensure the course is approved by the relevant regulatory board or chiropractic association (if required in your region).
- Relevance: Choose courses that enhance skills relevant to your practice or clinical interest areas.
- Topics: These can range from conditions-specific (like disc issues) to general concepts and methods (like patient communication, physical examination, clinical decision-making etc.).
- Format: Decide between online or in-person based on your learning style, schedule and preference.
- Credibility: Look for courses from trusted associations, companies or individuals (like Dr. Thistle) who effectively integrate scientific evidence with best practices and clinical advice to enhance your patient care and help your practice thrive.
CE-CPD Maps
Requirements for continuing education activities vary by country/region. Most are required to earn a specific number of continuing-education credits/hours in a given time period.
Please consult with your governing body to verify your requirements. RRS Education Continuing-Education Credits are approved in the following jurisdictions.
Click on your country to see details for each region.
Canada
CE Requirements in Alberta, Canada
Approvals are now finalized for 2024-2025 for Dr. Thistle/RRS Education's 8-hour Bundles #10-20 and all E-Seminars.
Please be advised that the CCOA approves the 8-credit-hour Bundles but NOT single hour courses. You must complete all 8 hours/courses within each Bundle. Please submit the FINAL CERTIFICATE which displays a list of the 8 Courses in the Bundle to the CCOA when reporting your hours. Single Certificates will NOT be accepted.
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CE Requirements in Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Thistle's Online Courses and E-Seminars are approved for ‘outside’ CE hours.
Saskatchewan chiropractors must complete 30 CE hours every 2-year cycle, of which 10 hours must be inside hours. The current CE cycle runs from January 1st, 2025 to December 31st, 2026.
CE Requirements in Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for credit in Manitoba.
CE Requirements in Ontario, Canada
ALL of Dr. Thistle's Online Courses & E-Seminars can be submitted for structured hours in Ontario. Reading or listening to the Research Reviews can also be submitted as unstructured hours.
The following E-Seminars and 1-Credit Hour Courses specifically fulfill the CCO requirement for '5 mandatory structured hours consisting of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures related to any of the controlled acts within the chiropractic scope of practice'.
NOTE: Many of the 1-Credit Hour Courses are also included in the 8-Credit Hour Bundles.
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CE Requirements in Québec, Canada
Dr. Thistle's Online Courses (single-hour and 8-hour Bundles) and E-Seminars are approved for credit by the Order des Chiropracticiens du Québec (OCQ). Live webinars may also be submitted for credit (Dr. Thistle can provide certificates for these events).
CE Requirements in New Brunswick, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for credit in NB. Reporting deadline is October 31 (2 year cycle)
CE Requirements in Nova Scotia, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for credit in NS (Dr. Thistle is also a PACE-approved CE provider).
CE Requirements in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for credit in PEI.
CE Requirements in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for credit in this province.
CE Requirements in Yukon Territory, Canada
Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars, Online Courses, Webinars and in-person Seminars are approved for credit in this Territory.
United States
CE Requirements in Alabama
Visit Alabama's Website (https://chiro.alabama.gov/cont_ed.aspx) to find approved courses. You need 18 hours per year; 6 of those can be in distance learning. 2 of your hours need to be in Alabama Law and Board Rules and Regulations. Alabama accepts PACE Precheck - please contact us for details.
CE Requirements in Alaska
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Alaska (via PACE). You need 32 hours of CE every renewal cycle (2 years); 16 of those hours can be online. Required: 8 hours in radiographic safety, techniques, interpretation, diagnostic imaging; 2 in coding or documentation; 2 in ethics/boundaries; and 2 in CPR.
CE Requirements in Arizona
Visit Arizona's website (https://chiroboard.az.gov/approved-continuing-education-course-directory) to search for approved courses. You need 12 hours per year; no limit on distance learning. 2 hours of record keeping are required for every even-numbered year. Arizona accepts PACE Precheck - please contact us for details.CE Requirements in Arkansas
CE Requirements in California
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in California (via PACE). You need 24 hours of CE each year and 12 can be completed online or via distance learning. Required: 2 hours Ethics & Law; 4 hours must be completed in any one of, or combination of the following subject categories: History Taking and Physical Examination Procedures, OR Chiropractic Adjustive Techniques, OR Chiropractic Manipulation Techniques, OR Ethical Billing and Coding; 18 hours may be taken in any of the categories listed in CCR Section 361, including the mandatory categories above.
CE Requirements in Colorado
CE Requirements in Connecticut
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Connecticut (via PACE). You need 48 hours of CE every renewal cycle (2 years); no limit on distance learning. Must be face-to-face or self-directed with mechanism to document completion (my Online Courses and E-Seminars fulfill this requirement).
CE Requirements in Delaware
CE Requirements in District of Columbia
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in DC (via PACE). You need 30 hours of CE every renewal cycle (2 years) including 2 hours of LGBTQ cultural competency, 3 hours on a topic designated as DC Health Priority; no limit on distance learning.
CE Requirements in Florida
Find hours with CE Broker. You need 40 hours every renewal cycle (2 years). All of those can be earned online. Florida accepts PACE Precheck - please contact us for details.CE Requirements in Georgia
Find hours with CE Broker. You need 20 hours per year; 10 can be earned online. 15 hours must be in clinical sciences; 4 in ethics or risk management; 1 in Georgia laws & rules. Georgia accepts PACE Precheck - please contact us for details.
CE Requirements in Hawaii
CE Requirements in Idaho
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Idaho (via PACE). You need 18 hours of CE every year; no limit on distance learning.
CE Requirements in Illinois
CE Requirements in Indiana
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Indiana (via PACE), You need 12 hours of CE each year. Required: 4 hours public health and/or risk management; maximum 8 hours per day.
CE Requirements in Iowa
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Iowa (via PACE). You need 40 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); 16 of those can be earned online; Requirements: 36 hours relating directly to clinical case management of chiropractic patients, 2 hours on professional ethics and boundaries, 1 hour Iowa admin rules.
CE Requirements in Kansas
Our courses are accepted for CME credit in Kansas (via PACE). You need 150 hours per renewal cycle (42 months), with no limit on distance learning.
CE Requirements in Kentucky
Visit Kentucky's website (https://kbce.ky.gov/newstatic_Info.aspx?static_ID=427&menuid=122) for approved courses. You need 12 hours per year; all of which can now be taken online. Kentucky accepts PACE Precheck for online courses - please contact us for details.
CE Requirements in Louisiana
CE Requirements in Maine
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Maine (via PACE). You need 48 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); 12 of those can be earned online. Requirements: 36 hours in Category 1 - board-approved, related to chiropractic principles and practice, requires attendance documentation; 12 hours in Category 2 - may include self-instruction, distance learning, peer review, writing or teaching, CPR, wellness programs.
CE Requirements in Marlyland
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Maryland (via PACE). You need 48 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); no limit on distance learning. Required: 3 hours risk management; 1 hour jurisprudence; 1 hour cultural diversity; 3 hours communicable diseases/sanitary requirements, approved implicit bias course, current CPR.
CE Requirements in Massachusetts
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Massachusetts (via PACE). You need 12 hours per year; no limit on distance learning.CE Requirements in Michigan
CE Requirements in Minnesota
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Minnesota (via PACE). You need 20 hours per year; no limit on distance learning. Required: 3 hours radiology, 1 hour professional boundaries, additional hours required for acupuncture and animal chiropractic registrations.
CE Requirements in Mississippi
CE Requirements in Missouri
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Missouri (via PACE). Courses must be in the following subject categories to count towards Missouri’s 24 formal hours: Diagnostic imaging (X ray), Differential or physical diagnosis or both, Record keeping and/or Subjective Objective Assessment Plan (SOAP) notes, Principles, techniques, and/or adjunctive procedures, or Meridian therapy/acupressure/acupuncture (MTAA) or Insurance Consultant Certification.CE Requirements in Montana
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Montana (via PACE). You need 12 hours per year; no limit on distance learning.
CE Requirements in Montana
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Montana (via PACE). You need 12 hours per year; no limit on distance learning.
CE Requirements in Nebraska
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Nebraska (via PACE). You need 36 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); All of those can be online (with examinations, which my Online Courses and E-Seminars have). Required: 4 hrs xray or adjustive technique, 4 hrs in HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, boundary training, Nebraska scope, lab, exam, fraud prevention, rehab, or ethics. Maximum 8 hrs of CE per day.
CE Requirements in Nevada
Our courses are not currently approved for credit in Nevada.
CE Requirements in New Hampshire
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in New Hampshire (via PACE). You need 20 hours each year, all of those can be completed online.
CE Requirements in New Jersey
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in New Jersey (via PACE). You need 30 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); 12 of those can be in distance learning. Required: 2 hrs ethics or NJ record keeping, 2 in nutrition education.
CE Requirements in New Mexico
Visit New Mexico's website for approved CE. You need 16 hours per year; up to 8 may be earned online. New Mexico accepts PACE Precheck for online courses - please contact us for details.CE Requirements in New York
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in New York (via PACE). You need 36 hours per renewal cycle (3 years) - all may be earned online, but maximum 12 hours without instructor interaction and must have end of course exam (all of my E-Learning does). You need 12 hrs in patient communications, record keeping and matters of law and/or ethics relevant to clinical practice; balance may be in professional and clinical skills relavent to chiropractic practice.
CE Requirements in North Carolina
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in North Carolina (via PACE). You need 18 hours per year; 8 can be earned online/on-demand (please see my Online Courses and E-Seminars).
CE Requirements in North Dakota
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in North Dakota (via PACE). You need 20 hours per year; no limit on distance learning. Required: 3 hours professional boundaries every 3 years, 2 hours acupuncture if registered, 2 hours dry needling if registered.
CE Requirements in Ohio
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Ohio (via PACE). You need 36 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); no limit on distance learning. Required: 2 hours boundaries and/or trauma informed care, human trafficking awareness, OH laws and rules. Prohibited: billing, coding, risk management, malpractice defense, legal.
CE Requirements in Oklamhoma
Our courses are not currently approved for credit in Oklahoma.
CE Requirements in Oregon
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Oregon (via PACE). You need 20 hours per year; no limit on distance learning. Required subjects are based on years of practice.CE Requirements in Pennsylvania
CE Requirements in Puerto Rico
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Puerto Rico (via PACE). You need 45 hours per renewal cycle (3 years), 15 hours can be completed online.
CE Requirements in Rhode Island
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Rhode Island (via PACE). You need 60 hours per renewal cycle (3 years); 30 of those can be earned online. 50 hours must be clinically-related.CE Requirements in South Carolina
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in South Carolina (via PACE). You need 36 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); 18 of those can be earned online. Required: 2 hours SC rules, 2 hours risk management.
CE Requirements in South Dakota
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in South Dakota (via PACE). You need 40 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); no limit on distance learning. Required: maintain current CPR certification, 8 hours acupuncture if registered.
CE Requirements in Tennessee
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Tennessee (via PACE). You need 24 hours per year. You are allowed up to 6 hours of distance learning. Required: 6 hours acupuncture if certified. Philosophy courses are not allowed for CE.
CE Requirements in Texas
Visit Texas' website for approved CE. You need 16 hours per year; 10 can be earned online on demand. Live Webinars and Teleseminars are considered real time/ interactive. Texas accepts PACE Precheck for online courses - please contact us for details.CE Requirements in Utah
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Tennessee (via PACE). You need 24 hours per year. You are allowed up to 6 hours of distance learning. Required: 6 hours acupuncture if certified. Philosophy courses are not allowed for CE.
CE Requirements in Vermont
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Vermont (via PACE). You need 24 hours per renewal cycle (2 years); no limit on distance learning.
CE Requirements in Virginia
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Virginia (via PACE). You need 60 hours per renewal cycle (2 years).CE Requirements in Washington
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Washington (via PACE). You need 25 hours per year; 12 can be earned online. Required: 3 hours on suicide prevention in first year of licensure, 2 hours of health equity every 4 years.
CE Requirements in West Virginia
CE Requirements in Wisconsin
CE Requirements in Wyoming
Our courses are accepted for CE credit in Wyoming (via PACE). You need 12 hours per year; 4 can be earned online.Europe / UK
CE Requirements in the United Kingdom
All of Dr. Thistle's E-Seminars and Online Courses are approved for credit by the General Chiropractic Council UK.
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CE Requirements in the European Union
Dr. Thistle’s Online 1-Credit Hour Courses, 8-Credit Hour Bundles & E-Seminars are approved for CPD credit by the European Academy of Chiropractic for ECU member countries.
Member countries include those below. In other countries, please consult with your local regulatory body.
Singapore
CE Requirements in Singapore
Dr. Thistle's Online 1-Credit Hour Courses, 8-Credit Hour Bundles & E-Seminars are approved for Continuing-Education Credits by The Chiropractic Assoc. Singapore. Requirements for continuing education activities vary by country/region. Please consult with your governing body to verify your requirements.