Licensure, Renewal, Continuing Education, and Reinstatement
Licensure, Renewal, Continuing Education, and Reinstatement
This domain tests the lifecycle of a Louisiana chiropractic license: how it is obtained, kept alive, and restored after lapse.
Initial licensure
- Graduation from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (or an equivalent recognized accreditor).
- Satisfactory completion of the national board examinations and any additional examination the Board requires, typically including a jurisprudence component on Louisiana law.
- Good moral character, a complete application, fees, and background/fingerprint screening where the Board requires it.
Renewal and CE
Renewal is not automatic. On the Board's cycle the licensee certifies completion of the continuing education the Board's rules require, pays the renewal fee, and answers the jurisprudence/ethics and record-keeping questions truthfully. Hours must generally come from approved sponsors and approved subject areas; a course accepted in another state is not automatically creditable in Louisiana. Late renewal carries a penalty and may require make-up hours for the lapsed period.
Reinstatement
A lapsed or revoked license requires an affirmative reinstatement application. The Board may impose additional CE, an interview, a practice audit, supervised practice, or reexamination before restoring the license.
Worked example
A chiropractor moves out of state for two years, lets the license lapse, returns, and resumes treating patients while the reinstatement application is pending. Reasoning: the treatment is unlicensed practice even though the applicant was once licensed; a pending application is not a license. Correct sequence: reinstate first, then treat. Falsely certifying CE on the application adds a separate falsification ground.
Traps that cost marks
- Assuming a mailed renewal payment cures practice during the lapse - it does not.
- Reporting hours from unapproved sponsors, which the Board treats as falsification, not clerical error.
- Overlooking that reinstatement conditions can include reexamination, not just fees.