Chiropractic Ethics & Compliance Foundations | TBCE
Earn 2 live PACE chiropractic ethics CE hours with Dr. Michael Hall, DC, FIACN — the foundational TBCE Rule §73.1 session that translates rigid regulatory standards into the informed-consent language, audit-ready SOAP scaffolding, and patient-boundary protocols Texas chiropractors can defend on their hardest day.
Live Webinar · Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 7–9 PM CT
Reserve your seat — 2 live PACE ethics CE hours
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![]() TBCE Rule §73.1 sits at the center of every Texas board complaint outcome. This webinar gives you the foundational architecture to stay clean. | Course OverviewEthics and compliance are the structural backbone of a defensible chiropractic practice — not abstract theory, not box-checking. This live webinar pulls TBCE Rule §73.1 into the daily clinical workflow so you leave with informed-consent language, documentation patterns, and boundary protocols that protect both your patients and your license when scrutiny arrives. TBCE Rule §73.1 framework — what the rule actually requires and how boards interpret it Informed-consent architecture: the language and process that survives audit review Audit-ready SOAP scaffolding for daily documentation defensibility Professional boundaries: the early warning signs and the protective protocols Ethical decision-making frameworks for real-world clinical encounters Risk management positioning — where ethics meets liability and how to stay clean |
CE Recognition & Approval Snapshot
| Parameter | Detail | Verified Source |
|---|---|---|
| Course format | 2-hour live webinar — counts as TBCE-approved “live format” | 22 Tex. Admin. Code §73.1 |
| TX ethics block fit | Applies to the 3-hr ethics/recordkeeping/documenting portion of the 4-hr annual board-required block | Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners |
| PACE Provider # | 34015544 (CCEDseminars) | FCLB PACE Provider Search |
| US recognition | 37 states recognize PACE-approved chiropractic ethics CE | FCLB PACE state-board reciprocity |
| Canadian recognition | 7 provinces recognize PACE-approved CE | Federation of Canadian Chiropractic |
| International recognition | 17 international regions recognize PACE | FCLB PACE |
| CE Broker auto-report | Yes — FL, GA | Propelus CE Broker |
| Certificate delivery | Available in your CCED account immediately upon attendance verification | CCEDseminars |
State-specific recognition for this course is shown in the list at the bottom of this page.
Your Instructor
Dr. Michael Hall, DC, FIACN
Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist · Fellow, International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology · Founder, BrainDC.org
Dr. Hall brings over 30 years of academic and clinical leadership to chiropractic ethics and compliance education. As a Board-Certified Chiropractic Neurologist and Fellow of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology, he is internationally recognized for translating complex regulatory standards into defensible, high-integrity practice models. His TBCE Rule §73.1 sessions have guided thousands of Texas DCs through audit-ready documentation, informed-consent architecture, and the boundary protocols that keep license records clean. Dr. Hall’s curriculum is distinguished by its emphasis on neuro-clinical reasoning, real-world audit scenarios, and evidence-informed risk-management strategy.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Apply TBCE Rule §73.1 standards to daily documentation, informed-consent workflows, and patient-boundary protocols.
- Construct an audit-ready SOAP and informed-consent framework that withstands board review.
- Identify the common documentation gaps and boundary patterns that drive Texas board complaint outcomes — and the corrective language that closes them.
- Communicate ethical decision-making rationale clearly in the clinical record so the chart itself defends the practitioner under audit.
Course Outline
Hour 1 — TBCE Rule §73.1 Framework & Informed-Consent Architecture
- TBCE Rule §73.1 — the rule’s structure, intent, and how boards actually interpret it
- The four pillars: professional standards, recordkeeping, informed consent, patient boundaries
- Informed-consent architecture: the language elements every consent must contain to survive audit
- Common consent failure modes — the patterns that show up in complaint files
- Ethical decision-making frameworks from biomedical ethics (Beauchamp & Childress) translated to chiropractic scope
Hour 2 — Audit-Ready Documentation & Boundary Protocols
- SOAP scaffolding that supports defensibility: what must be in every note
- The documentation gaps that drive board complaints — and the corrective language
- Professional boundaries: the early warning signs and protective practice protocols
- Real-world ethical dilemmas: how to reason through them and document the reasoning
- Risk-management positioning — where ethics, documentation, and liability converge
- Case examples + live Q&A
Peer-Reviewed & Authoritative References Discussed
- Barnett, J.E., & Johnson, W.B. (2015). Ethics desk reference for counselors (2nd ed.). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119221685
- Beauchamp, T.L., & Childress, J.F. (2019). Principles of biomedical ethics (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/principles-of-biomedical-ethics-9780190640873
- Nelson, C.F., Lawrence, D.J., Triano, J.J., Bronfort, G., Perle, S.M., Metz, R.D., Hegetschweiler, K., & LaBrot, T. (2005). Chiropractic as spine care: A model for the profession. Chiropractic & Osteopathy, 13, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-1340-13-9
- Stuber, K., & Mior, S. (2011). Ethics in chiropractic: An introduction to ethical theory and its application to chiropractic practice. Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 55(3), 159–165. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3154032/
Course Technology & Access
Any Device Desktop, tablet, or phone | Live Counts for CE credit | Auto-Reported CE Broker & State Boards |
Frequently Asked Questions
About This Webinar
Do I need to attend live to earn the 2 CE hours?
Yes. Live broadcast attendance is required for the full 2 CE hours. CCEDseminars does not offer replay credit for live webinars; the live interactive format is what qualifies under TBCE’s “live format” definition and the board-required ethics block.
What format is the webinar and what device do I need?
The webinar is delivered via secure live video stream. You can join from any modern desktop, tablet, or smartphone with a stable internet connection. No special software install is required — the link opens directly in your browser.
What do the 2 CE hours cover?
Two hours of live instruction split evenly: Hour 1 covers the TBCE Rule §73.1 framework, the four pillars (professional standards, recordkeeping, informed consent, patient boundaries), and the informed-consent architecture that survives audit; Hour 2 covers audit-ready SOAP scaffolding, the documentation gaps that drive board complaints, professional-boundary protocols, and risk-management positioning. Texas chiropractors searching for these hours may call them ethics CE, ethics CEUs, board-required ethics hours, §73.1 hours, recordkeeping CE, or PACE-approved ethics — all terms refer to the same TBCE-recognized continuing education that satisfies the 3-hour ethics/recordkeeping/documenting portion of the annual 4-hour board-required block. Course materials are included in your post-course notes inside your CCED account.
How do I get my CE certificate after the webinar?
Your certificate is generated and available for immediate printing inside your CCEDseminars account once attendance is complete. CE Broker and applicable state boards are auto-reported on your behalf.
Texas TBCE Compliance & Renewal
Does this count toward my Texas TBCE annual renewal?
Yes. The course is PACE-approved (Provider #34015544 — verifiable at the FCLB PACE Provider Search) and delivered in TBCE-compliant live-format. Under 22 Tex. Admin. Code §73.1, Texas licensees must complete 16 hours of CE each year, including a 4-hour board-required block: 3 hours on the board’s rules, code of ethics, recordkeeping, documenting, and coding, plus 1 hour on risk management. This 2-hour webinar applies directly to that 3-hour ethics/recordkeeping/documenting portion.
How does this fit the full TBCE annual block?
Texas chiropractors need 4 board-required hours each year: 3 hours ethics/recordkeeping/documenting + 1 hour risk management. This Foundations webinar covers 2 of those 3 ethics hours. The recommended pairing is one additional 1-hour ethics or documentation/coding session plus a separate 1-hour risk-management session. CCED publishes additional Dr. Hall sessions in this stack — including a deeper-dive defensible-practice session in July — that lets you complete the full annual block inside a single live-webinar cycle. See the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the current rule text.
Is this course recognized outside Texas?
Yes. While the rule citations focus on TBCE §73.1, the foundational content — informed consent, audit-ready documentation, professional boundaries, ethical decision-making — applies to chiropractic practice nationally. The course is PACE-approved (Provider #34015544), so it is recognized across the 37 U.S. states, 7 Canadian provinces, and 17 international regions that honor PACE for chiropractic CE. The full state-by-state recognition list is shown in the CMS-injected approvals list at the bottom of this page. For CE Broker auto-reporting states (FL, GA, AR, OH, MS, NM, DC, WV, LA), credit is reported automatically via Propelus CE Broker.
What is the difference between this Foundations course and other chiropractic ethics CE?
Other chiropractic ethics CE options tend to read as abstract bioethics theory or generic compliance check-the-box content. This Foundations webinar takes the opposite posture: it builds the §73.1 framework as a living clinical operating system — informed-consent language you can paste into your forms, SOAP scaffolding you can drop into your daily documentation, boundary protocols you can implement Monday morning. Dr. Hall’s 30+ years of chiropractic-neurology and academic-leadership experience gives the material a defensibility-first posture you can use under audit, not just on the exam.
Is this appropriate for chiropractors new to TBCE compliance or audit prep?
Yes. This is the foundational entry point in CCED’s ethics & compliance stack. The webinar assumes a working chiropractic clinical baseline but does not require prior compliance or risk-management training. New Texas DCs in their first or second renewal cycle benefit most from starting here — the four pillars and informed-consent architecture give you the language and scaffolding the rest of the renewal block builds on. Experienced DCs use it as a refresh on the rule’s current interpretation and as a checkpoint against drift in their consent forms or chart notes.
Related TBCE Ethics & Compliance CE
- Texas TBCE CE hub — the full Texas chiropractic CE catalog
- Hall — TBCE Ethics: Defensible Practice Strategies (07/14/26) — the deeper-dive companion session
- All courses by Dr. Michael Hall, DC, FIACN
- All live webinars
What Chiropractors Say About Dr. Hall’s Courses
“CCED helps me stay sharp, up to date, and legally compliant. Their webinars are a must for any chiropractor who wants to grow their practice the right way.”
— Reon Bailey, DC
“I’ve learned more here than in many live seminars. Thank you for making me a better doctor.”
— Rob Rosenbaum, DC
Approved & Recognized By
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PACE Provider #34015544 · Recognized across U.S. state boards for chiropractic continuing education
Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Founder, CCEDseminars (PACE Provider #34015544) · Last reviewed: May 28, 2026




