About PACE

The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB), the non-profit association of government agencies empowered to regulate the chiropractic profession, is pleased to present the FCLB service entitled Providers of Approved Continuing Education (PACE).
 

The mission of the FCLB is to protect the public and to serve our member boards by promoting excellence in chiropractic regulation. 

At the request of our membership and major CE providers, the FCLB has worked closely with member boards and program stakeholders to develop a uniform approval process designed to streamline the recognition process for providers seeking board approval for their CE programs. In addition, PACE offers the chiropractic community an efficient mechanism to select their continuing education hours with confidence of compliance with uniform requirements. 

In order to comply with the legalities of maintaining decision-making authority within the regulatory boards, FCLB and its PACE Committee recommend that member boards adopt the criteria of PACE as part of the criteria of the board. Thereafter, a member board can, with confidence, rely upon the PACE recognition as determining compliance with the defined criteria. 

Chiropractic regulatory boards may also assess providers and/or programs directly to determine compliance with criteria determined by the board. However, the FCLB PACE program is designed to provide uniformity to the criteria and to alleviate the administrative burdens placed upon boards by this resource-intensive process. 

Evaluating applicants and approved CE providers is an ongoing process. Once Recognized Provider status is awarded, FCLB continues to assess compliance with PACE requirements as a service to its member boards in furtherance of its public protection mission.   

HOW PACE WORKS

FCLB Criteria for Quality Continuing Education 

The quality control for continuing education programs centers on the FCLB PACE Criteria for Quality Continuing Education. These criteria are subject to regular review and modification by the FCLB. 

The FCLB PACE Criteria for Quality Continuing Education are adopted by the FCLB Board of Directors and applied by the FCLB PACE Committee and the PACE Review Team.

FCLB PACE Policies & Procedures 

The FCLB PACE Policies & Procedures direct the PACE Committee in its work to recognize providers. Review Teams from a pool of volunteer experts nominated by members of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges are assigned to review applications for status. The PACE Committee oversees the operations involving applications, changes in status and complaints, with final approval authority residing in the FCLB Board of Directors. 

An Appellate Commission is also established to address appeals which may result from changes in recognition status.

PACE evaluates providers for program quality in 8 areas which include 26 criteria. Only CE  providers that meet the FCLB PACE Criteria for Quality Continuing Education and comply  with FCLB PACE Policies & Procedures are granted PACE approval and are authorized  to use the PACE logo and/or approval statement on their publications. Once approved, CE providers are held responsible for continued compliance with those same standards or recognition may be removed. 

PACE does not approve specific courses or the credit hours that recognized providers  offer, but does review retrospectively the course materials as part of the provider  application process, and also maintains oversight over courses which bear the PACE logo. 

Any individual or entity may apply for PACE approval. Applicants pay an initial fee which includes the non-refundable application fee and first year’s recognition fee (which is refunded if recognized status is not awarded), register courses at no charge, and pay a modest attendee records fee. 

A registry of CE credits for attendees to PACE recognized courses will be maintained in the FCLB ALLDOCS database as a service to both attendees and member boards. 

For more information, please contact PACE through the FCLB offices: 

Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
5401 W. 10^th Street, Suite 101
Greeley, CO 80634
PH: 970-356-3500 / FAX 970-356-3599