Licensure, Renewal, Continuing Education, and Reinstatement
Domain 3 tests the life cycle of a Missouri chiropractic license: initial issuance, renewal, continuing education, lapse, and reinstatement.
Core rules
- Initial licensure is by examination or endorsement. The applicant must meet the Act’s education, character, and examination requirements; a license is not transferable.
- Missouri chiropractic licenses are renewed on the board’s established cycle. Renewal requires a timely application, the renewal fee, and completion of the continuing education required by statute and board rule. The board’s rules specify the hour total, acceptable categories, documentation, and any jurisprudence or ethics component.
- CE must be relevant to chiropractic and obtained from approved providers unless the board accepts an equivalent. Keep certificates; the board may audit.
- A lapsed license may be reinstated on application, payment of fees and any penalty, and proof of CE or other conditions the board imposes. A long lapse may require additional examination or board review.
Worked example
A licensee lets the renewal deadline pass and continues adjusting patients for two months. That is unlicensed practice, not a paperwork problem. To return, the licensee files a reinstatement application, pays the late or reinstatement fee, documents the CE for the missed cycle, and waits for board approval before touching a patient.
Traps
Do not assume out-of-state CE is automatically accepted; check the board’s provider and category rules. Do not practice while “pending reinstatement.” Do not treat a renewal notice as proof of licensure; verify license status. Do not ignore an audit request.