Chiropractic Online Education Guidelines

If you remember the 2022–2023 back-and-forth over online CE limits, you're not alone — the board's guidance changed more than once that cycle, and many Kentucky doctors still believe only 6 hours can be earned online. That's no longer the rule. The current standard accepts continuing education in a live setting, an online setting, or any combination — meaning your entire 12-hour requirement can be completed from your home or office.

Mind the one structural limit: no more than 8 CE hours count within a single 24-hour period, so the full 12 takes a minimum of two days. Two evenings solves it.

First license renewal in Kentucky? You're generally exempt from the 12 CE hours for that first renewal — with one crucial exception: every first-year licensee must complete the required Kentucky chiropractic jurisprudence course before renewing. Don't let the CE exemption lull you into missing it; confirm the current jurisprudence course requirements directly with the Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Kentucky's model is submit-with-renewal: when you renew online through the state's eServices portal, you attach proof of your completed CE along with your other renewal documentation. No certificates, no clean renewal.

Every CCEDseminars certificate generates the instant you complete a course — download each one as you go and your March 1 packet assembles itself. Kentucky approves courses individually, so check each course's Kentucky approval status in your account before enrolling.

Twelve hours is one of the lighter annual loads in the country — the win is finishing early, not scrambling in February. The rhythm that works: two evenings in the fall (8-hour daily max means the full 12 needs at least two days) and your certificates are filed months before the March 1 deadline.

Ways to build it: live evening webinars (2 CE each, 7–9 PM CT) · self-paced courses across 30+ clinical categories at $20 per credit hour · a 12-hour custom bundle, which clears the 10-hour bar for the automatic 20% discount at checkout — no promo code.

Verify each course's Kentucky approval status in your account before adding it to your plan.

How many CE hours do Kentucky chiropractors need?

12 hours of board-approved continuing education every year, due with license renewal by March 1.

Can I complete all of my Kentucky CE hours online?

Yes. Kentucky accepts CE earned in a live setting, an online setting, or a combination — all 12 hours may be completed online, provided each course is board-approved.

Is there a limit on how many hours I can take in one day?

Yes — no more than 8 CE hours count within a 24-hour period, so completing all 12 hours requires at least two days.

I'm a new licensee — do I need CE for my first renewal?

New licensees are generally exempt from CE for their first renewal, but must complete the required Kentucky chiropractic jurisprudence course before that first renewal.

Does CCEDseminars report my hours to the Kentucky board?

Kentucky licensees submit proof of completed CE with their renewal documentation. Your CCEDseminars certificates download instantly on completion, ready to attach to your March 1 renewal.

What happens if I miss the March 1 deadline?

A late fee applies after March 1, and licenses not renewed by the board's mid-April cutoff are terminated. Renewing on time with certificates in hand avoids both.

What do different states call these hours?

Chiropractors may search for CE, CEUs, continuing education, license renewal hours, or PACE-approved courses — all terms refer to the same continuing education recognized for chiropractic license renewal.