Section 12.03. Approval of nutritional counseling education programs.

 

(1)  To qualify for board approval as a nutritional counseling education program under s. Chir 12.02 (1) (c) 4. , a program shall meet all of the following minimum requirements:

(a) The program is sponsored by the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association, the American Chiropractic Association, the International Chiropractors Association, a college of chiropractic approved by the board, or a college of medicine or osteopathy accredited by an agency recognized by the United States department of education.

(b) The program subject matter includes core curriculum education in each of the following areas:

1. Nutrition counseling and initial screening to include nutrition physical examination.

2. Diet history taking.

3. Analysis of laboratory data including hair, saliva, urine and blood samples.

4. Symptoms of severe vitamin and nutritional deficiencies, and the toxicity of excess vitamin and mineral supplementation, herbals or other nutritional supplements.

5. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat macronutrient needs and symptoms of deficiencies of any of these nutrients.

6. Vitamin recommended daily allowances and dietary reference intakes.

7. Mineral and metals needs of the human body and the biochemistry of essential and non-essential nutritional supplements.

8. Fiber needs.

9. Codex Alimentarius Commission.

10. Dietary supplement health and education act of 1994, P.L. 103-417 and related regulations.

11. Etiology of organ system dysfunction, internal medicine diseases and conditions.

12. Supplements and nutrition.

13. The efficacy, safety, risks and benefits of glandular products, chelation therapy and therapeutic enzymes.

14. Food composition and foods as a source of vitamins.

15. Sports nutrition, endurance, body building and exercise physiology.

16. Weight management and control.

17. Contraindications, side effects, and toxic effects of botanicals, nutritional supplements and diet products.

18. Nutrition across the life cycle.

19. Nutrition relating to infants, pregnancy and lactation.

20. Geriatric nutritional needs.

21. Adolescent nutrition needs.

22. Male and female nutrition needs.

23. Therapeutic use of botanical medicine.

24. Food, drug, and nutritional supplements interactions.

25. Safety and efficacy – risks and benefits of nutritional supplements.

(c) The program sponsor agrees to provide a responsible person to monitor and verify the attendance of each registered chiropractor at the program, and the program sponsor agrees to keep the records of attendance for 3 years from the date of the program and to furnish each participant with evidence of having attended the program.

(d) The program sponsor shall not assign or delegate its responsibilities to monitor or record attendance, provide evidence of attendance, compare course content with subject matter content required under sub. (1) (b) , or provide information on instructors or other aspects of the program unless the assignment or delegation is specifically identified in the application for approval and approved by the board.

(e) The program sponsor has reviewed and validated the program's content to insure its compliance with par. (b) .

(f) When a course instructor of the program is on the undergraduate or postgraduate faculty of a chiropractic college, the program sponsor has provided written verification that the course instructor has been appointed in accordance with the accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.

(g) The program offers significant professional educational benefit for participants, as determined by the board.

(h) The instructor is qualified to present the course.

(i) The program shall include a written assessment instrument, designed to ensure that the chiropractor actively participated in the presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from participation. There shall be an assessment or test at the conclusion of each 12 hours of education. A score of 75% or higher shall be considered a passing score.

(j) The program shall contain a reasonable security procedure to assure that the chiropractor enrolled is the actual participant.

(k) Programs shall be approved for one hour of education credit for every 50 minutes of instruction. The time used for testing and assessment purposes shall not be included in the computation of educational credit.

(2)  

(a) An application for approval of a nutritional counseling education program shall meet all of the following requirements:

1. Be on a form provided by the board.

2. Identify the name and address of the program sponsor and describe how the program sponsor qualifies under s. Chir 12.03 (1) (a) .

3. Describe the time and place of the program.

4. Be complete as prescribed in this subsection and filed with the board no later than 75 days prior to the program date. An application is not considered complete until such time as all information required to be submitted with the application, and any supplementary information requested by the board, is received by the board.

5. Include evidence of the program sponsor's verification showing to the satisfaction of the board that the subject matter is generally taught at the undergraduate or postgraduate level of a chiropractic college and relates to improving the clinical skills of a chiropractor. A detailed course outline or syllabus describing the subject matter of the program, and the amount of time devoted to each section of the outline or syllabus shall be attached to the application.

6. Describe the names and qualifications of all instructors, and if applicable, whether an instructor of the program who is an undergraduate or postgraduate faculty member of a sponsoring college was appointed in accordance with accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.

7. Identify whether the program sponsor intends to assign or delegate any of its responsibilities to another person or entity, and if so, include all of the following:

a. A specific description of the assignment or delegation.

b. The person or entity who is assigned or delegated to perform the responsibility, including name, address and qualification to perform the responsibility.

c. The method by which the program sponsor intends to assure that the delegated or assigned responsibility is performed.

8. Include a written assessment instrument, designed to ensure that the chiropractor actively participated in the presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from participation.

9. Include a reasonable security procedure to assure that the chiropractor enrolled is the actual participant.

(b) If necessary, in order to determine whether an applicant meets the requirements of this chapter, the board may require that the applicant submit information in addition to that described in this section.

(3)  Continuing education credit may not be awarded for meals, breaks, testing or assessment periods.

(4)  The sponsor of an approved program shall ensure that the program is carried out and presented as represented to and approved by the board, and that all responsibilities of the program sponsor, an instructor, and any person or entity delegated or assigned a responsibility relating to a program approved by the board are fulfilled.

(5)  The approval of a course shall be effective only for the biennium in which it is approved.

History: CR 06-051 : cr. Register November 2006 No. 611 , eff. 12-1-06.

Note

Application forms are available on request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1