Below is a list of continuing education requirements by state. While we do our best to keep current with these rules, Board’s periodically change them. Therefore, this information may not constitute the full and current listing of your state’s requirements and may not be a complete list of what is required to renew your license in your state. You should check with your state board for more information.

Online seminars vs. Live-stream seminars:
Online seminars are pre-recorded and there is no interaction between instructor and participant. Online seminars may be taken at any time
Live-Stream is a seminar taken over the internet in real-time. There is interaction between instructor and participants. Live-stream takes place on a specific date and time. Participants log into the class via the internet.

ALABAMA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: September 30 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 18
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 6
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours Alabama Law & Board Rules & Regulations
LINK TO ALABAMA BOARD

ALASKA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 32 (if licensed less than 2 years, only 16 hours are required)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 16 (if licensed less than 2 years, all hours can be online)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 8 hours Xray - 2 hours Ethics/Boundaries - 2 hours Coding/Documentation - 2 hours CPR
LINK TO ALASKA BOARD

ARIZONA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Birth month each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 12
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: 12
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours of Documentation (only when renewing for an upcoming even year expiration date)
LINK TO ARIZONA BOARD

ARKANSAS:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12 (with on-site Board member supervision)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS:
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO ARKANSAS BOARD

CALIFORNIA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Last day of licensees birth month each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours Ethics & Law - 4 hours in any of the following: History Taking/Physical Exam Procedures, Chiropractic Technique, Billing & Coding
LINK TO CALIFORNIA BOARD

COLORADO:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: October 31 each odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 30
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 30
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 30
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 4 hours Documentation - Maintain CPR Certification
LINK TO COLORADO BOARD

CONNECTICUT:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: January 1 each odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 48
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 48
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 48
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 1 hour Pediatric - 1 hour Xray - 1 hour Technique - 1 hour Risk Assessment - 2 hours Ethics & Boundaries or Implicit bias, or Cultural Competency - 1 hour every six years (2hrs in first year) mental health conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans
LINK TO CONNECTICUT BOARD

DELAWARE:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: June 30 each even year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 24
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 3 hours of: Ethics or Risk Management or Recordkeeping
LINK TO DELAWARE BOARD

FLORIDA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: March 31 each even year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 40
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 40
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 40
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 1 hour Risk Management - 2 hours FL Laws & Rules - 6 hours Documentation & Coding - 2 hours Ethics & Boundaries - 2 hours Medical Errors
LINK TO FLORIDA BOARD

GEORGIA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 40 (Required to take 20 hours each year)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 20
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 15 hours each year in Clinical Sciences - 4 hours each year in Ethics or Risk Management - 1 hour each year in GA Laws & Rules
LINK TO GEORGIA BOARD

HAWAII:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 20
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: Check with Board
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Check with Board
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO HAWAII BOARD

IDAHO:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Birthdate every 2 years
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 36
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 36
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: 36
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: If you hold a Clinical Nutrition Certification, you must recertify every four years to maintain it
LINK TO IDAHO BOARD

ILLINOIS:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: July 31 every 3 years (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 150 (60 Category 1 hours - 90 Category 2 hours)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 150
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 150
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: See state board’s website
LINK TO ILLINOIS BOARD

INDIANA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: July 1 each even year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24 (12 required each year)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 24
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 24
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 8 hours of Risk Management each renewal
LINK TO INDIANA BOARD

IOWA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: June 30 each even year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 40
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 16
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours Professional Boundaries & Ethics, or Sexual Harassment - 1 hour IA Laws & Rules
LINK TO IOWA BOARD

KANSAS:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: January 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: Check with Board
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: Check with Board
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Check with Board
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO KANSAS BOARD

KENTUCKY:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: March 1 each year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 12 (Max of 8 hours in 1 day)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12 (Max of 8 hours in 1 day)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 12 (Max of 8 hours in 1 day)
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO KENTUCKY BOARD

LOUISIANA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: Check with Board
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 0
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 0
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO LOUISIANA BOARD

MAINE:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: CE Hours must be taken prior to November 1 each even year. Renewal deadline is Dec. 31 each even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 48 (36 Category 1 hours: in person seminars - 12 Category 2 hours)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12 (These are Category 2 hours)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO MAINE BOARD

MARYLAND:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: September 1 each odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 48
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 48
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: 48
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 3 hours Risk Management - 3 hours Communicable Diseases - 1 hour Jurisprudence - 1 hour Cultural Diversity - CPR Card - All Chiropractors and Chiropractic Assistants are required to complete the implicit bias and structural racism training at their first renewal after April 1, 2026.
LINK TO MARYLAND BOARD

MASSACHUSETTS:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: March 31 each year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 12
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 12
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO MASSACHUSETTS BOARD

MICHIGAN:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Birthdate every 2 years
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 30
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 20
LIVE-STREAM HOURS: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 1 hour Pain & Symptom Management - 1 hour Sexual Boundaries - 1 hour Ethics - 1 hour Implicit Bias - 2 hours Physical Measures
LINK TO MICHIGAN BOARD

MINNESOTA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 20
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 20
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 20
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 3 hours Xray - 1 hour Professional Boundaries
LINK TO MINNESOTA BOARD

MISSISSIPPI:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: June 30 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 12 for DCs; 6 for CAs
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 0
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 0
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 3 hours Risk Management (DCs only)
LINK TO MISSISSIPPI BOARD

MISSOURI:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: February 28 every 2 years (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 48 (24 Formal hours - 24 Informal hours)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 48
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 48
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 12 Formal hours in-person strongly recommended. Formal hours in at least 2 of the following categories: Xray, Differential or Physical Diagnosis, Recordkeeping, SOAP Notes, Techniques, Adjunctive Procedures.
LINK TO MISSOURI BOARD

MONTANA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: September 1 each year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 12
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 12
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: None
LINK TO MONTANA BOARD

NEBRASKA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: August 1 every even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 36
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 6 (cannot be the required 4 technical skills hours)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED:
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 4 hours technical skills (xray, technique) - 4 hours practical skills (autoimmune diseases, sexual harassment, gender sensitivity, professional boundaries, scope & law, lab testing, physical, neurological, orthopedic tests, fraud prevention, rehabilitative care)
LINK TO NEBRASKA BOARD

NEVADA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 36
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 36
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 36
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 4 hours Dry Needling if certified in Dry Needling
LINK TO NEVADA BOARD

NEW HAMPSHIRE:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: June 1 every odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 20
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 6 (cannot be the required 4 technical skills hours)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED:
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 4 hours technical skills (xray, technique) - 4 hours practical skills (autoimmune diseases, sexual harassment, gender sensitivity, professional boundaries, scope & law, lab testing, physical, neurological, orthopedic tests, fraud prevention, rehabilitative care)
LINK TO NEW HAMPSHIRE BOARD

NEW JERSEY:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: August 31 every odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 30
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 30
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours laws & rules in NJ pertaining to Professional Ethics or Documentation - 2 hours nutrition
LINK TO NEW JERSEY BOARD

NEW MEXICO:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: June 30 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 16
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 8
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO NEW MEXICO BOARD

NEW YORK:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Licensee dependent
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 36
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 36
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 12 hours of patient communications, record keeping, or matters of law and/or ethics
LINK TO NEW YORK BOARD

NORTH CAROLINA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 18
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 8
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 18
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO NORTH CAROLINA BOARD

NORTH DAKOTA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: September 1 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 20
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 20
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 20
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 3 hours Professional Boundaries one time every three years (The current 3-year cycle for all chiropractic license holders is:  September 1, 2024 through September 1, 2027.) - 2 hours Acupuncture (if authorized by board to perform Acupuncture) - 2 hours Dry Needling (if authorized by board to perform Dry Needling)
LINK TO NORTH DAKOTA BOARD

OHIO:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: March 31 each even year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 36
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 36
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 36
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours of Board Mandated Hours which include: Boundaries and/or Trauma Informed Care, Human Trafficking Awareness, OH Laws & Rules
LINK TO OHIO BOARD

OKLAHOMA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: July 1 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 16
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 8
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Check with Board
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 12 Clinical hours
LINK TO OKLAHOMA BOARD

OREGON:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Birthdate each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 20
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 20
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 20
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: DC Regular Status: 2 hours Cultural Competency - 1 hour Suicide Intervention Training - Maintain BLS/CPR/AED Certification
For DC’s First Year, Second Year, and Senior Status, click here.
LINK TO OREGON BOARD

PENNSYLVANIA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: September 1 each even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 24
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 24
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting - Proof of professional liability insurance requirements
LINK TO PENNSYLVANIA BOARD

RHODE ISLAND:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: October 30 every third year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 60
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 30
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 60
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: At least 50 of the hours in clinically related courses
LINK TO RHODE ISLAND BOARD

SOUTH CAROLINA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: September 30 every even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 36
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 18
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours Risk Management - 2 hours Rules & Regs
LINK TO SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD

SOUTH DAKOTA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 every odd year (2027)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 40
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 40
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 40
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: Sexual Boundaries Training - Maintain CPR Certification
LINK TO SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD

TENNESSEE:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 6
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO TENNESSEE BOARD

TEXAS:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: 1st day of Birth month every 2 years
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 32 (16 must be taken each year)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 10
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 3 hours of Board rules, or documenting, or ethics each year - 1 hour Risk Management each year - Human Trafficking Course (offered by TX State Board)
LINK TO TEXAS BOARD

UTAH:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: May 31 each even year (2028)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 40 (20 each year)
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 10
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO UTAH BOARD

VERMONT:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Expiration date on license - every 2 years
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 24
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 24
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 24
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO VERMONT BOARD

VIRGINIA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Birth Month every 2 years
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 60 - 30 must be Type 1 hours
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED:
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED:
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO VIRGINIA BOARD

WASHINGTON:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: Birthdate each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 25 each year
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 12
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours every four years in Health Equity -
LINK TO WASHINGTON BOARD

WEST VIRGINIA:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: June 30 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 18
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 6
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO WEST VIRGINIA BOARD

WISCONSIN:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: December 15 each even year (2026)
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 40
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 4 (cannot be the required Professional Boundaries hours)
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: 8 if no online hours taken. If you take Online hours (see above), the max for live-stream is 8 minus the number of online hours taken.
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED: 2 hours Professional Boundaries & Ethics - 4 hours Nutrition (if you have Nutrition Certification from the WI Board)
LINK TO WISCONSIN BOARD

WYOMING:
RENEWAL DEADLINE: August 31 each year
TOTAL HOURS needed for license renewal: 12
ONLINE HOURS ALLOWED: 4
LIVE-STREAM HOURS ALLOWED: Live-stream hours are considered Online hours
SPECIAL HOURS REQUIRED:
LINK TO WYOMING BOARD