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Oregon Chiropractor (DC) CE category requirements

How the 20 CE hours every 1 year breaks down by category for chiropractors in Oregon, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Cultural competency (2 hours for regular active status; 1 hour for first-year initial or senior active status)
2h
Evidence-based medicine (first-year initial status only)
2h
General continuing education (regular active status)
17h
Over-the-counter, nonprescriptive substances (first-year initial status only; licensees also holding a healthcare license with prescriptive rights are exempt)
4h
Pain management education (second-year active status only: 6 accredited hours in pain management, palliative care, and end of life care, plus 1-hour Pain Management Commission module)
7h
Suicide intervention training (every year)
1h

Oregon chiropractors renew annually on the last day of their birth month. Regular active licensees complete 20 CE hours per year (2 cultural competency, 1 suicide intervention training, 17 general). First-year initial licensees complete 8 hours in specified topics (4 OTC substances, 2 evidence-based medicine, 1 cultural competency, 1 suicide intervention); second-year active licensees complete 20 hours including 7 hours of pain management education. Senior active status (age 60+ with 25+ years of active practice) requires 6 hours annually. Inactive licensees have no CE requirement. (OAR 811-015-0025, 811-010-0086)

Official source: Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners

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