Tennessee Chiropractor (DC) CE requirements

Q: How many CE hours do chiropractors need in Tennessee?

Chiropractors in Tennessee must complete 24 CE hours every 1 year. 24 hours of CE must be completed in each calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31); Board policy requires CE documentation be submitted by Dec 31. The license itself renews every 2 years under the Division of Health Related Boards' biennial birthdate renewal system (last day of the licensee's birth month).

Chiropractor — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Renewal: 24 hours of CE must be completed in each calendar year (Jan 1 - Dec 31); Board policy requires CE documentation be submitted by Dec 31. The license itself renews every 2 years under the Division of Health Related Boards' biennial birthdate renewal system (last day of the licensee's birth month).

Required categories

Acupuncture (licensees who practice acupuncture; classroom hours)

CPR training (maximum)

Distance learning / online courses (maximum; requires written post-experience exam)

General Board-approved continuing education (each calendar year)

24h

Risk management, sexual/professional boundaries and Tennessee chiropractic jurisprudence (new licensees, one-time, within 6 months before or after licensure; not counted toward the annual 24)

Practice promotion, growth, business management and/or clinical documentation (maximum)

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Reporting

Audit-based: licensees retain CE certificates/documentation for 4 years and submit proof within 30 days only when the Board requests it; the Board does not maintain CE files.

Tennessee chiropractors must complete 24 hours of Board-approved CE each calendar year (Jan 1-Dec 31), with caps on distance learning (6), CPR (2), and practice-promotion content (3). UNCONFIRMED: the chiro-specific renewal rule's exact birth-month expiration wording was not directly read; the biennial birthdate renewal system is Division-wide per Rule 1200-10-01-.10.

Official source: Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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