Wis. Admin. Code Chiropractic Examining Board Chir 12.02 - Requirements for nutritional counseling certification

The board shall grant a certificate for nutritional counseling to a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, Stats., who does all of the following:

(1) Submits an application to the department on a form provided by the department.

Note: Application instructions can be found on the department of safety and professional services' website at http://dsps.wi.gov.

(2) Pays the fee specified under s. 446.02 (2) (c), Stats., unless the applicant is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44, Stats.
(3) Submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has received any of the following:
(a) 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 recognized by the United States department of education.
(b) Diplomate status in human nutrition conferred by a college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, approved by the board, or accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education.
(c) A postgraduate degree in human nutrition conferred by a foreign school determined to be equivalent to an accredited college of chiropractic by the Council on Chiropractic Education 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 par. (a) or (b).
(d) A degree or other recognition of successful completion of a postgraduate program that is approved under s. Chir 12.03 at the time the program is completed.

Notes

Wis. Admin. Code Chiropractic Examining Board Chir 12.02
CR 06-051: cr. Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06. Amended by, CR 19-100: renum. (1) (intro.), (a), (b), (c) to (intro.), (1), (2), (3) and am. Register July 2023 No. 811, eff. 8/1/2023 Amended by, Register June 2025 No. 833, eff. 6/1/2025

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