Michigan

Chiropractic Information

Michigan Chiropractic Summary

The mission of the Bureau of Professional Licensing is to protect, preserve and improve the health, safety and welfare of Michigan’s citizens through the licensing and regulation of occupational and health professionals. The Bureau is designed to make the regulatory system simple, fair and efficient.

The practice of chiropractic includes the diagnosis of human conditions and disorders of the human musculoskeletal and nervous systems as they relate to subluxations, misalignments, and joint dysfunctions. These diagnoses shall be for the purpose of detecting and correcting those conditions and disorders or offering advice to seek treatment from other health professionals to restore and maintain health.

Licensing Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required for Licensure: NO
Renewal Term: 2 years
Chiropractic Physician entitlement: YES
Additional training/certification required for medicine and rehab services? NO

Post-Licensing Education

Continuing Education requirements

The current Administrative Rules require that doctors obtain 30 hours of continuing education over the two-year licensure period for license renewal, 15 of which may be completed on-line unless noted. These 30 hours must include:

  • Two hours in physical measures
  • Two hours in the performance and ordering of tests
  • One hour in ethics
  • One hour in sexual boundaries
  • One hour in pain and symptom management
  • Two hours of Implicit Bias Training

You must also have completed your Human Trafficking training. This is a one-time only requirement and not needed for every license renewal. Link: https://chiromi.com/ce-info/

requirements for educators

The continuing education program provider shall complete an application provided by the department, file the application and supporting documentation with the department for review not less than 120 days before the program date, and satisfy the requirements.
Link HERE

Are PACE courses accepted for continuing education requirements?

NO

Michigan requires examinations through the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture, NBCE Spec – Required

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Practice Options

Perform extremity adjustments? Y
Provide nutritional advice? Y
Provide manipulation under anesthesia? Y1
Provide school enrollment exams? N
Provide sports physical exams? N
Provide return to play exams (including concussion protocol) for sports participation? N
Perform US Department of Transportation exams? Y2
Treat animals? Y3
Perform acupuncture? N
Perform dry needling? N
Perform intraoral TMJ treatments? N
Perform internal coccyx adjustments? N
Are there limits to body areas DCs are allowed to examine and/or treat? Y4
Are there limits on diagnostic tools DCs are allowed to use? Y5
Perform venipuncture? N
Perform casting? N

Qualifications:

1. Under the supervision of an MD or DO

2. A chiropractor can perform a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical exam if they are a certified medical examiner (CME) listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) National Registry.

3. Under the supervision of a veterinarian.

4. The practice of chiropractic does not include: The performance of any procedure that cuts or punctures the skin,  the dispensing or prescribing of drugs or medicine, except for diagnostic purposes only, the use of x-ray, the performance of an invasive procedure involving a body orifice or cavity unless allowed by rules promulgated under section 16423 and limited to examinations involving the ears, nose, and throat, and the treatment of fractures or dislocations. Link: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-16401

5. The practice of chiropractic does not include: The performance of any procedure that cuts or punctures the skin,  the dispensing or prescribing of drugs or medicine, except for diagnostic purposes only, the use of x-ray, the performance of an invasive procedure involving a body orifice or cavity unless allowed by rules promulgated under section 16423 and limited to examinations involving the ears, nose, and throat, and the treatment of fractures or dislocations. Link: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-16401

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