49 Pa. Code § 5.77 - Failure to meet continuing education requirements

(a) Unless granted a waiver, a licensee who fails to satisfy continuing education requirements for a biennial registration period will have his license classified as unregistered and will be prohibited from practicing chiropractic until the licensee satisfies continuing education requirements and renews registration in accordance with § 5.18 (relating to reporting of other licenses, certificates or authorizations to practice, disciplinary sanctions and criminal dispositions).

(b) A licensee attending a continuing education course to reinstate an unregistered license will not have the same credit hours applied toward the continuing education requirement for the next biennial registration period.

(c) A licensee is not required to satisfy continuing education requirements for a biennial period in which a license has been classified as inactive and the licensee has not practiced in this Commonwealth for the entire biennial period.

(d) Unless otherwise excused by the act or this chapter, a licensee who fails to complete the minimum required amount of continuing education during the applicable renewal period is subject to discipline under § 43b.22 (relating to schedule of civil penalties-chiropractors). Within 6 months after the issuance of a citation under § 43b.22 for failing to complete the required amount of continuing education, the licensee shall make up the deficiency and provide proof of attendance at continuing education courses as necessary to satisfy the requirements in section 507 of the act (63 P. S. § 625.507) for the previous biennial registration period. The additional continuing education may be completed during the current biennial registration period, subject to the limitation of subsection (b). In addition to any civil penalty assessed under this subsection, failure to provide the Board with proof of the required amount of continuing education within 6 months after the issuance of a citation under § 43b.22 for failing to complete the required amount of continuing education shall subject the licensee to disciplinary action under section 506(a)(9) of the act (63 P. S. § 625.506(a)(9)). Failure to complete all of the required amount of continuing education within 6 months after the issuance of a citation under § 43b.22 for failing to complete the required amount of continuing education shall subject the licensee to disciplinary action under section 506(a)(13) of the act. This subsection does not apply to a licensee who permitted the license to expire at the conclusion of the biennial renewal period for which the licensee did not complete the required amount of continuing education and did not practice the profession prior to reactivating that license under § 5.17(j) (relating to biennial registration; unregistered status and inactive status; failure to renew; address of record) upon a demonstration that the licensee subsequently completed all required deficient continuing education.

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49 Pa. Code § 5.77

The provisions of this § 5.77 adopted December 17, 1991, effective 12/18/1991, 21 Pa.B. 5944; amended June 3, 2011, effective 6/4/2011, 41 Pa.B. 2845.

The provisions of this § 5.77 issued under section 302 of the Chiropractic Practice Act (act) (63 P. S. § 625.302); amended under sections 302(3), 506(2)(9) and 507(a) of the act (63 P. S. §§ 625.302(3), 625.506(a)(13) and 625.507(a)(9)).