Register November 2006 No. 611
Chapter Chir 12
NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING CERTIFICATION
Chir 12.02 Requirements for nutritional counseling certification.
Chir 12.03 Approval of nutritional counseling education programs.
Chir 12.04 Application denials.
Chir 12.05 Revocation of approval.
Chir 12.06 Prohibited practices.
Chir 12.01
Chir 12.01
Definitions. In this chapter:
Chir 12.01(1)
(1) "Administering" means the direct application of a product, whether by ingestion or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by any of the following:
Chir 12.01(1)(b)
(b) A patient or research subject at the direction of the chiropractor.
Chir 12.01(2)
(2) "Dispensing" means delivering a product to an ultimate user or research subject by a chiropractor.
Chir 12.01(3)
(3) "Nutritional counseling" means providing counsel, direction, guidance, advice or a recommendation to a patient regarding the health effects of vitamins, herbs or nutritional supplements.
Chir 12.01(4)
(4) "Nutritional supplement" means a product, other than tobacco, that is intended to supplement the diet that contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitamin, a mineral, an herb or other botanical, an amino acid, a dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total daily intake, or concentrate, metabolics, constituent, extract or combination of these ingredients; or is labeled as a nutritional or dietary supplement.
Chir 12.01 History
History: CR 06-051: cr.
Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06.
Chir 12.02
Chir 12.02
Requirements for nutritional counseling certification. Chir 12.02(1)(1) The board shall grant a certificate for nutritional counseling to a licensed chiropractor who does all of the following:
Chir 12.02(1)(a)
(a) Submits an application for a certificate to the department on a form provided by the department.
Chir 12.02 Note
Note: Application forms are available on request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://drl.wi.gov.
Chir 12.02(1)(c)
(c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has completed any of the following:
Chir 12.02(1)(c)1.
1. Received a postgraduate degree in human nutrition, nutrition education, food and nutrition or dietetics conferred by a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting body listed as nationally recognized by the secretary of the federal department of education.
Chir 12.02(1)(c)2.
2. Received diplomate status in human nutrition conferred by a college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or approved by the board or by an agency approved by the United States office of education or its successor.
Chir 12.02(1)(c)3.
3. Received a postgraduate degree in human nutrition conferred by a foreign school determined to be equivalent to an accredited college of chiropractic by the CCE or approved by the board or another board approved accrediting agency, indicating that the applicant has graduated from a program that is substantially equivalent to a postgraduate or diplomate program under
subd. 1. or
2.
Chir 12.02(1)(c)4.
4. Received a degree from or otherwise successfully completed a postgraduate program after December 1, 2006 consisting of a minimum of 48 hours in human nutrition that is approved by the board as provided in
s. Chir 12.03, after December 1, 2006.
Chir 12.02 History
History: CR 06-051: cr.
Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06.
Chir 12.03
Chir 12.03
Approval of nutritional counseling education programs. Chir 12.03(1)(1) To qualify for board approval as a nutritional counseling education program under
s. Chir 12.02 (1) (c) 4., a program shall meet all of the following minimum requirements:
Chir 12.03(1)(a)
(a) The program is sponsored by the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association, the American Chiropractic Association, the International Chiropractors Association, a college of chiropractic approved by the board, or a college of medicine or osteopathy accredited by an agency recognized by the United States department of education.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)
(b) The program subject matter includes core curriculum education in each of the following areas:
Chir 12.03(1)(b)1.
1. Nutrition counseling and initial screening to include nutrition physical examination.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)3.
3. Analysis of laboratory data including hair, saliva, urine and blood samples.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)4.
4. Symptoms of severe vitamin and nutritional deficiencies, and the toxicity of excess vitamin and mineral supplementation, herbals or other nutritional supplements.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)5.
5. Protein, carbohydrates, and fat macronutrient needs and symptoms of deficiencies of any of these nutrients.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)7.
7. Mineral and metals needs of the human body and the biochemistry of essential and non-essential nutritional supplements.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)11.
11. Etiology of organ system dysfunction, internal medicine diseases and conditions.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)13.
13. The efficacy, safety, risks and benefits of glandular products, chelation therapy and therapeutic enzymes.
Chir 12.03(1)(b)17.
17. Contraindications, side effects, and toxic effects of botanicals, nutritional supplements and diet products.
Chir 12.03(1)(c)
(c) The program sponsor agrees to provide a responsible person to monitor and verify the attendance of each registered chiropractor at the program, and the program sponsor agrees to keep the records of attendance for 3 years from the date of the program and to furnish each participant with evidence of having attended the program.
Chir 12.03(1)(d)
(d) The program sponsor shall not assign or delegate its responsibilities to monitor or record attendance, provide evidence of attendance, compare course content with subject matter content required under
sub. (1) (b), or provide information on instructors or other aspects of the program unless the assignment or delegation is specifically identified in the application for approval and approved by the board.
Chir 12.03(1)(e)
(e) The program sponsor has reviewed and validated the program's content to insure its compliance with
par. (b).
Chir 12.03(1)(f)
(f) When a course instructor of the program is on the undergraduate or postgraduate faculty of a chiropractic college, the program sponsor has provided written verification that the course instructor has been appointed in accordance with the accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
Chir 12.03(1)(g)
(g) The program offers significant professional educational benefit for participants, as determined by the board.
Chir 12.03(1)(i)
(i) The program shall include a written assessment instrument, designed to ensure that the chiropractor actively participated in the presentation of material and derived a measurable benefit from participation. There shall be an assessment or test at the conclusion of each 12 hours of education. A score of 75% or higher shall be considered a passing score.
Chir 12.03(1)(j)
(j) The program shall contain a reasonable security procedure to assure that the chiropractor enrolled is the actual participant.
Chir 12.03(1)(k)
(k) Programs shall be approved for one hour of education credit for every 50 minutes of instruction. The time used for testing and assessment purposes shall not be included in the computation of educational credit.
Chir 12.03(2)(a)(a) An application for approval of a nutritional counseling education program shall meet all of the following requirements:
Chir 12.03 Note
Note: Application forms are available on request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at:
http://drl.wi.gov.
Chir 12.03(2)(a)4.
4. Be complete as prescribed in this subsection and filed with the board no later than 75 days prior to the program date. An application is not considered complete until such time as all information required to be submitted with the application, and any supplementary information requested by the board, is received by the board.
Chir 12.03(2)(a)5.
5. Include evidence of the program sponsor's verification showing to the satisfaction of the board that the subject matter is generally taught at the undergraduate or postgraduate level of a chiropractic college and relates to improving the clinical skills of a chiropractor. A detailed course outline or syllabus describing the subject matter of the program, and the amount of time devoted to each section of the outline or syllabus shall be attached to the application.
Chir 12.03(2)(a)6.
6. Describe the names and qualifications of all instructors, and if applicable, whether an instructor of the program who is an undergraduate or postgraduate faculty member of a sponsoring college was appointed in accordance with accreditation standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
Chir 12.03(2)(a)7.
7. Identify whether the program sponsor intends to assign or delegate any of its responsibilities to another person or entity, and if so, include all of the following:
Chir 12.03(2)(a)7.b.
b. The person or entity who is assigned or delegated to perform the responsibility, including name, address and qualification to perform the responsibility.
Chir 12.03(2)(a)7.c.
c. The method by which the program sponsor intends to assure that the delegated or assigned responsibility is performed.
