Iowa Chiropractic Assistant Education and Continuing Education

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Iowa Chiropractic Assistant Continuing Education Requirements: none

Iowa Limited Radiologic Technologist Continuing Education Requirements: 12 hours with your renewal application on the year your CEs are due.   

Initial Chiropractic Assistant Training:

43.12(2)„Education requirements for chiropractic assistants.
a. The supervising chiropractic physician shall ensure that a chiropractic assistant has completed a chiropractic assistant training program. A chiropractic assistant training program shall include training and instruction on the use of chiropractic physiotherapy procedures related to services to be provided by the chiropractic assistant. Any chiropractic assistant training program shall be provided by an approved CCE-accredited chiropractic college or a chiropractic state association.

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b. Chiropractic assistants performing active chiropractic physiotherapy procedures are required to complete 12 hours of instruction, of which 6 hours shall be clinical experience under the supervision of the chiropractic physician.
c. Chiropractic assistants performing passive chiropractic physiotherapy procedures are required to complete 12 hours of instruction, of which 6 hours shall be clinical experience under the supervision of the chiropractic physician.
d. If both paragraphs "b" and "c" apply, then 12 hours of instruction for active chiropractic physiotherapy procedures and 12 hours of instruction for passive chiropractic physiotherapy procedures shall be required for a total of 24 hours of instruction.

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e. The supervising chiropractic physician shall provide a written attestation to the chiropractic college that the chiropractic assistant has completed the clinical experience. The college shall issue a separate certificate of completion for the active or passive chiropractic training program as defined in paragraphs b, c" and d of this subrule.
f. The chiropractic physician shall maintain in the chiropractic physician's primary place of business proof of the chiropractic assistant's completion of the training program. Copies of such documents shall be provided to the board upon request.

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State of Iowa Chiropractic Assistant Education and Continuing Education Requirements

Iowa Chiropractic Assistant Continuing Education requirements posted on this page are based upon the most up to date information available. Iowa Chiropractic Assistant continuing education requirements are subject to change and therefore, Iowa Chiropractic Assistant licensee's are ultimately responsible for being up to date with the Iowa Chiropractic Assistant continuing education requirements.

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