License & Registration Renewals

2027 LICENSE AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL REMINDER

Chirop​ractic Assistants
Registration Expires
March 31, 2027
Renewal Opens:
January 11, 2027 (Tentative)
Late Period:
​April 1 – April 30, 2027
Regular Renewal Fees:​​
Active: $250
Inactive: $50​
Late Renewal Fees:
Active: $450
Inactive: $250
Chiropractors
License Expires
September 1, 2027
Renewal Opens:
June 14, 2027 (Tentative)
Late Period:
September 2 – October 1, 2027
Regular Renewal Fees:
Active: $726
Inactive: $250
Late Renewal Fees:
Active: $1,226
Inactive: $750​
Renewals must be completed online through the Board's Chiropractic Portal. Please check the expiration date on your license or registration now and plan accordingly.

Inactive Status: Licensees and registrants who wish to maintain or request Inactive Status should complete the appropriate renewal or status process through the Chiropractic Portal.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Requirements are subject to change.

Chiropractic Assistants
Continuing education courses must be completed between April 1, 2025, and the date you submit your online renewal application.                            

Continuing Education Requirements

  • 10 hours of continuing education related to chiropractic
  • Possess an unexpired CPR certificate
  • Complete a Structural Racism Training Course if you completed the Implicit Bias training for the 2025 renewal
  • Complete an Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training Course if this is your first renewal

CE Exemption for New Chiropractic Assistants

If you received your initial registration after March 31, 2026, and your registration expiration date is March 31, 2027, you are exempt from continuing education requirements for this renewal cycle.                            
However, you must still:                            
                           
Chiropractors
Continuing education courses must be completed between September 2, 2025, and the date you submit your online renewal application.                            

Mandatory CE Courses

Chiropractors must complete 8 hours of mandatory continuing education:                            
  • 3 hours – Risk Management
  • 3 hours – Communicable Diseases / Sanitary Procedures
  • 1 hour – Jurisprudence
  • 1 hour – Cultural Diversity

Elective Courses

  • 40 hours of elective continuing education

CPR Requirement

At the time of renewal, Chiropractors must hold a current CPR card at the provider level.                            

Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training

  • Chiropractors who completed an Implicit Bias Training Course for the 2025 renewal must complete an approved Structural Racism Training course.
  • If this is your first license renewal, you must complete an approved Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training Course.
Approved training programs are listed on the Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) website.                            

CE Exemption for New Chiropractors

If you received your ​ initial license after September 1, 2026, and your license expiration date is September 1, 2027, you are exempt from continuing education requirements for this renewal cycle.                            
However, you must still:                            
                           

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Address or Name Changes

Licensees and registrants must notify the Board within 60 days of a name or address change. Failure to notify the Board of an address change may result in a $200 penalty.

Address and name changes should be submitted through the Chiropractic Portal.


Tax Liens or Child Support Hold

If a licensee or registrant has a tax lien or child support hold, the Board cannot complete the renewal until the appropriate State agency provides clearance.

Questions may be directed to: [email protected]



IMPLICIT BIAS AND STRUCTURAL RACISM TRAINING

In 2025, Maryland enacted Health Occupations §1-225 , which requires certain health professionals to complete training in implicit bias and structural racism.

For the 2027 renewal:
  • If this is your first renewal, complete an approved Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training Course.
  • If you previously completed the Implicit Bias Training Course for the 2025 renewal, complete the required Structural Racism Training Course.

Approved Training Courses

Approved courses are listed on the Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) website: Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training for Healthcare Professionals.



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