State Board License Renewal

Requirements

Every state has specific requirements for chiropractors to fulfill in order to maintain their licensure. The renewal year period is different for each state, please check your state board’s website. The following chart below lists every state along with their required hours and specific CE training. Not every state accepts online CE credit. This list is intended for chiropractors renewing their license; if you are a first year licensee or wanting to re-activate your license, please check the state board’s website for specific requirements. If there are any changes to your state’s requirements, please let us know! Email us at postgrad@life.edu.

STATE	REQUIREMENTS	WEBSITE
Alabama	18 Hours/Year *2 Hrs in AL Law	Click Here
Alaska	32 Hours/ 2 Years *8 Hrs in Diagnostic Imaging, Radiographic Technique and Interpretation or Radiographic Safety, 2 Hrs in Ethics, 2 Hrs in Coding/Documentation, 2 Hrs in CPR Training	Click Here
Arizona	12 Hours/Year *2 Hrs in Record Keeping in Even-Numbered Years	Click Here
Arkansas	24 Hours/Year	Click Here
California	24 Hours/Year * 2 Hrs in Ethics and CA Law, 4 Hrs in Adjustive Technique/Exam Procedures or Ethical Billing	Click Here
Colorado	15 Hours/Year *2 Hrs in Record Keeping/Documentation	Click Here
Connecticut	48 Hours/2 Years *Ethics, Documentation, 2 Hrs in Patient Communication	Click Here
Delaware	24 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
District of Columbia	24 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Florida	40 Hours/2 Years *1 Hr in Risk Management, 2 Hrs in FL Law, 2 Hrs in Ethics, 2 Hrs in Medical Errors, 6 Hrs in Documentation, 27 Hrs in General	Click Here
Georgia	20 Hours/Year *4 Hrs in Risk Management, 1 Hr in GA Law, 15 Hrs in Clinical Science	Click Here
Hawaii	20 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Idaho	18 Hours/Year	Click Here
Illinois	150 Hours/3 Years	Click Here
Indiana	24 Hours/2 Year *4 Hrs in Public Health/Risk Management each year	Click Here
Iowa	60 Hours/2 Years *36 Hrs in Clinical Case Management, 2 Hrs in Professional Boundaries, 2 Hrs in IA Law (1st renewal, 1 Hr each year after)	Click Here
Kansas	50 Hours/Year *All in Medical Education	Click Here
Kentucky	12 Hours/Year *2 Hrs in HIV/AIDS	Click Here
Louisiana	12 Hours/Year *Plus 6 Hrs of Risk Management on Even-Numbered Years	Click Here
Maine	48 Hours/2 Years *36 Hrs Must be in Category 1 and 12 Hrs in Category 2	Click Here
Maryland	48 Hours/2 Years *3 Hrs in AIDS, 3 Hrs in Risk Management, 1 Hr in MD Law, 1 Hr in Diversity	Click Here
Massachusetts	12 Hours/Year	Click Here
Michigan	30 Hours/2 Years *1 Hr in Sexual Boundaries, 1 Hr in Ethics, 1 Hr in Pain & Symptom Management, 2 Hrs in Physical Measures, 2 Hrs in Performance & Ordering of Tests	Click Here
Minnesota	20 Hours/Year *3 Hrs in X-ray, 1 Hr in Professional Boundary	Click Here
Mississippi	12 Hours/Year *3 Hrs in Risk Management	Click Here
Missouri	48 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Montana	13 Hours/Year *Plus 1 Hr in Professional Boundaries/Ethics	Click Here
Nebraska	36 Hours/2 Years *4 Hours in HIV/AIDS, Phys/Neuro/Ortho., or Fraud Prevention, 4 Hrs in X-Ray Diagnostic or Adjusting	Click Here
Nevada	36 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
New Hampshire	20 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
New Jersey	30 Hours/2 Years *2 Hrs in Nutrition, 2 Hrs in Ethics/NJ Law	Click Here
New Mexico	16 Hours/Year	Click Here
New York	36 Hours/3 Years *2 Hrs in Identification & Reporting of Child Abuse (Only Take Once), 1/3 of Hrs in Ethics/NY Law, Health/Safety	Click Here
North Carolina	18 Hours/Year	Click Here
North Dakota	20 Hours/Year *4 Hrs in Sexual Boundaries per 3 Years	Click Here
Ohio	36 Hours/2 Years *1.5 Hrs in Ethics	Click Here
Oklahoma	16 Hours/Year *8 Hours Out-Of-State, 8 Hours In-State with State Association	Click Here
Oregon	20 Hours/Year *6 Hrs in Pain Management	Click Here
Pennsylvania	24 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Rhode Island	60 Hours/3 Years	Click Here
South Carolina	36 Hours/2 Years *2 Hrs in Risk Management, 2 Hrs in SC Law	Click Here
South Dakota	40 Hours/2 Years *Must Maintain CPR Certification	Click Here
Tennessee	24 Hours/Year	Click Here
Texas	16 Hours/Year *2 Hrs in Ethics, 1 Hr in Risk Management, 1 Hr in Documentation	Click Here
Utah	40 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Vermont	24 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Virginia	60 Hours/2 Years	Click Here
Washington	25 Hours/Year	Click Here
West Virginia	18 Hours/Year	Click Here
Wisconsin	40 Hours/2 Years *Must Maintain CPR Certification	Click Here
Wyoming	12 Hours/Year	Click Here