FL Biennium Requirements

The current biennium started April 1, 2022 and ends on March 31, 2024

On August 27th, 2021 the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine voted to make all CEUs online permanent.

As per 64B2-13.004 Final Rule allowing 40 Online CEUs effective November 17th 2021

(1) Required Hours. For the purpose of renewing a license, an applicant must demonstrate to the Board that he or she participated in at least forty (40) contact classroom hours (twenty-four (24) for Certified Chiropractic Physicians Assistants) of continuing chiropractic education during the past two (2) years. Only those contact classroom hours earned at Board approved continuing education courses or which comply with the provisions of this rule are acceptable. For purpose of this rule, the term “contact classroom hour” shall mean fifty (50) minutes of instruction offered through in-person courses or through online attendance continuing education courses complying with subsection (3). Live, synchronous online (“virtual live”) courses shall be considered to be in-person courses, and shall be approved pursuant to the approval criteria for in-person courses.

Chiropractic Physician: CE Requirements for License Renewal

Florida License Renewal, every two years (biennium). Chiropractic Physicians are required to have 40 hours of CE.

  • Documentation, Recordkeeping & Coding, 6 hours per biennium
  • Ethics, 2 hours per biennium
  • Florida Laws & Rules, 2 hours per biennium
  • Medical Errors, 2 Hours per biennium
  • Risk Management, 1 hour per biennium
  • General, 27 hours per biennium.

Please see Rule 64B2-13.004, Florida Administrative Code for detailed information.

For Florida DCs certified in Acupuncture you will also need:

  • Acupuncture Risk Management, 2 hours per biennium
  • Acupuncture Technique, 2 hours per biennium

These 4 hours shall be obtained as part of the 40 hours required in each licensure biennium.

First Biennium Renewal: Chiropractic Physicians initially licensed in the biennium and renewing a license for the first time are required to complete the following:

  • Six (6) hours of Documentation, Recordkeeping and Coding
  • Two (2) hours in the area of Ethics and Boundaries
  • Two (2) hour course relating to Prevention of Medical Errors
  • Three (3) hours of HIV/AIDS.

Newly licensed Chiropractic Physicians are required to attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting within the first 12 months of licensure. Licensees who reside out of the state may satisfy this requirement within (12) months after commencing treatment of patients in Florida.

Certified Chiropractic Physician Assistant (CCPA)
CE Requirements for License Renewal

Certified Chiropractic Physician Assistant (CCPA) are required to have 24 hours of CE

  • General, 22 hours per biennium
  • Medical Errors, 2 Hours per biennium

First Biennium Renewal: Chiropractic Physician Assistants licensed within the biennium and renewing a license for the first time are required to complete two (2) hours of medical errors and three (3) hours of HIV/AIDS

Class Attendance/Sign-In Times and Requirements

The FL Board calculates 50 minutes of continuous education as 1 CEU. Because hours are calculated electronically, your credits may be adversely affected if you arrive late for class, leave early or take unnecessary breaks during class time. 

General Classes: All attendees are required to visit the Attendance Desk, located near the Registration Desk, once for every 2-hour class period (see Class Schedule above for exact times).  You must present a photo ID and your badge will be scanned each time.   This will verify your total CE hours attended.

Out of State:  If you are licensed outside of Florida, your State my require that you sign in/out of each course. Please do so to avoid any conflict with your individual state board. Sign in/out sheets will be available in all general classes.

Core Classes: In addition, all Core classes require that you present your photo ID and have your badge scanned in and out at the classroom door. Your  badge will be scanned and ID checked every time you enter and leave the classroom, including bathroom breaks. (A 5 to 10 minute bathroom break is reasonable.)  Even for the core classes, you still need to be scanned at the attendance desk during this 2-hour period to ensure that your total number of CE  credits is accurate.