YES.  At the end of each year, during and shortly after renewal, the Board will be collecting continuing education for the most recently passed year.  (Renewal for the year 2020, collect CE for 2019, etc).  You will receive an audit request letter which will include the audit reply cover sheet.  COMPLETE the cover sheet, attach copies of your attendance certificates and return to the board.  Your CEU's will be audited throughout the following year; and you will receive either an Audit Complete letter, or a Deficiency Notice.  Please visit our web page regarding the Continuing Education Audit for more details.

Even though your Acupuncture registration was renewed on September 15; all of your continuing education is due by December 31.  This includes the 2 hours that are required in approved acupuncture-related topics.

Only courses that are pre-approved by the MBCE for credit will be accepted for continuing education.  You may search for approved courses using the online search tool Continuing Education Course Look Up tool.  

Courses which are approved by the PACE program (Providers of Approved Continuing Education) through the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) will be accepted, as long as the transcript for your course contains the appropriate PACE logo.

Please visit our Continuing Education web page for more details.

A chiropractor is not required to obtain any continuing education units during the calendar year in which the chiropractor is initially licensed.  This is also true for any continuing education units that are required for the renewal of a registration during the calendar year in which that registration is issued.

Active Doctor of Chiropractic License = $200 / year
Inactive Doctor of Chiropractic License = $150 / year

Active Animal Chiropractor Registration = $75 / year
Inactive Animal Chiropractor Registration = $25 / year

Professional Firm Registration = $25 / year

Active Acupuncture Registration = $50 / year
Inactive Acupuncture Registration = $25 / year

Independent Examiner Registration = $100 / year

CE must be completed prior to renewal, and a renewal fee and form must be completed online, hand delivered to our office, or U.S. postmarked* by midnight (CST) of December 31.  

*Only the United States Post Office postmark is acceptable for the avoidance of late penalties.  A postage meter or other business machine is not valid.

No. The MBCE will only mail you a renewal form.  You are encouraged to renew online.  If you wish to renew by paper, the MBCE will mail a form to the mailing address you have on file with the Board.  If this is not your current address, you must update your address either in your online account or by mailing a notarized change of address request form.  You must mail the completed change of address request form with your signature and a notary's signature; faxes or electronic copies will not be accepted.  This may slow down your renewal, and you are again, strongly encouraged to renew online. 

If you are unsure if your renewal was successful.  You may verify it in a couple of places:
1. Do you have a 16 digit confirmation number from US Bank?  If so, your renewal was complete.
2. You may go to "Look Up a Licensee" and look yourself up.  You will want to see an Active license, with an expiration date of December 31 in the following year (or current year if you are renewing late).
3. Finally, if the above do not satisfy your question, you may contact Board staff to verify.

The license certificates should be printed, processed and mailed within a week or two of your renewal.  If you do not receive it in the mail within three weeks of your renewal, please contact the board by phone.

Yes.  During the renewal process, on the "Review" page prior to payment; there is a PDF page that you may download and print for your files.

No.  The renewal system requires that you complete both parts of your renewal (form and fee) in the same format.  The MBCE encourages online renewal which requires an online payment and renewal form.  However, if you wish to pay by check, you must first contact the board office at 651-201-2850 and request special application and mailing instructions.  You must have a current address on file with the board before any special renewal instructions can be utilized.  

If you need to answer YES to any of the renewal questions, an online box will open up for a detailed explanation.  (If you are renewing by paper, you will be required to submit a notarized affidavit explaining the situation.)  

A YES answer may require review by one of the the Board's Complaint Resolution Panels; but it will NOT delay the effective date of your renewal.

No. The MBCE encourages you to complete your renewal online.  If you are submitting a paper renewal, you must either hand-deliver or U.S. post the renewal form no later than midnight on December 31 to avoid late penalties.

Please verify:
1. Does payment confirmation contain a confirmation NUMBER?  If so, contact the Board.  If not, your payment did not go through, and you should log back in and attempt to pay again.  
2. Did you mail your renewal?  Did you mail BOTH a renewal FEE and FORM?
3. Was your renewal form returned to you for some missing information?
4. Does the email from the board indicate your DC renewal is incomplete, or is it possibly for the Professional Firm or Animal Chiropractic renewal?  (These all renew at the same time.)

If you are unsure why the board considers renewal is incomplete; it is best to contact us directly by phone as soon as possible.

If you are renewing January 1-31, you will be assessed a $150 late fee in addition to your renewal fee.
If you are renewing February 1-28(29), you will be assessed a $300 late fee in addition to your renewal fee.

If it is March 1 or later, your license has been board terminated for failure to renew; and you will only be allowed to activate it through the reinstatement process.  This may include a continuing education audit, late penalty fees, a criminal background check (if terminated for greater than one year); and other requirements.

Online transactions cannot be completed unless you are using the following minimum browsing versions:
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 9.0 or greater
- Mozilla Firefox Version 16.0 or greater

If you are using one of these browsers, and continue to have difficulty,  you may visit the Frequently Asked Questions page under DC renewals for more possible troubleshooting answers.

You may click on the "Forgot Username/Password" button and follow the prompts to reset your Password.  Be sure to enter all information as it is asked for (i.e. your birthday must be in MM/DD/YYYY format, or the system will not recognize you).  NOTE: the system will show you your user name through this process, be sure you have been using the correct user name.

You may click on the "Forgot Username/Password" button and follow the prompts to retrieve your User Name.  Be sure to enter all information as it is asked for (i.e. your birthday must be in MM/DD/YYYY format, or the system will not recognize you).

First Verify:
1. Did you enter your Date of Birth in this exact format (including slash marks)  MM/DD/YYYY?  If not, do so, and try again.
2. Are you using a supported browser?  
Then:
3. If you have tried #1 and #2, and still get this message, contact the Board at 651-201-2850 during business hours of M-F 8:30 to 4:30

You may click on the "Forgot Username/Password" button and follow the prompts to reset your password by EMAIL.  Be sure to enter all information as it is asked for (i.e. your birthday must be in MM/DD/YYYY format, or the system will not recognize you).  Be sure you enter the email address that the Board has on file for you, or the system will not recognize you.

A licensee in good standing with the Board, may consider the following options:
1. Inactive Licensure
2. Voluntary Retirement

Applications for an Inactive License or Voluntary Retirement require your license to be in good standing according to MN Rules 2500.2020, 2500.2100.  This means that you must submit your application for Inactive License or Voluntary Retirement while you maintain an "Active" license status (i.e. prior to December 31).  If you do not meet this deadline, you will be required to complete your license renewal for the new year (and pay any late penalties as applicable) before your application for Inactive or Voluntary Retirement will be approvable. 

Please review details of the Inactive License and Voluntary Retirement on their prospective pages.  Please also consider the reinstatement requirements for either status, as this can become costly.

Applications for an Inactive License or Voluntary Retirement require your license to be in good standing according to MN Rules 2500.2020, 2500.2100.  This means that you must submit your application for Inactive License or Voluntary Retirement while you maintain an "Active" license status (i.e. prior to December 31).  If you do not meet this deadline, you will be required to complete your license renewal for the new year (and pay any late penalties as applicable) before your application for Inactive or Voluntary Retirement will be approvable.

Please review details of the Inactive License and Voluntary Retirement on their prospective pages.  Please also consider the reinstatement requirements for either status, as this can become costly.