Nebraska Chiropractic Continuing Education Requirements

Nebraska requires 36 hours of CE every 2 years due on August 1st of even-numbered years.

NEW CORONA GUIDELINES FOR CE
As per the Governor’s Executive Order 20-10, Chiropractors may obtain all 36 of the required CE hours online until the state of emergency is lifted!

Special Requirements: The 36 hours must include eight mandatory hours which are:

1. Four hours related to technical skills in one or a combination of the following categories:
Continuing education designed to enhance the practitioners technical and clinical skill related to x-ray physics, quality control, x-ray production, and interpretation of diagnostic imaging; and/or Continuing education designed to enhance the practitioner’s skill in utilizing chiropractic adjustive technique; and
2. Four hours related to practice issues in one or a combination of the following categories:
-Continuing education pertaining to HIV/Aids, infectious diseases and related conditions as they relate to chiropractic
-Continuing education designed to enhance the practitioners awareness of gender sensitivity and sexual harassment issues. These programs are commonly referred to as boundary training;
-Continuing education related to the chiropractic scope of practice in the State of Nebraska. The programs must include adopted practice guidelines and practice law specific to Nebraska only;
-Continuing education designed to enhance the practitioners skill related to ordering laboratory tests and interpreting information from laboratory tests;
-Continuing education designed to enhance the practitioners skill in performing physical, neurological, and orthopedic examination procedures as they relate to chiropractic practice;
-Continuing education related to prevention of fraud, system set-ups, coding, quality control, and standards of practice;
-Continuing education pertaining to the provision of rehabilitative care as it relates to chiropractic practice;
-Continuing education related to practice ethics as recognized by state or national associations; and
-Continuing education related to the use of unlicensed personnel.