Ethics Top 10: Common Board Violations and How to Prevent Them (Coleman, 12Hr Package 2026)

Overview

Dr. Coleman, long time Life West faculty member and practicing chiropractor, shares his deep understanding of ethics and California chiropractic law. This two hour ethics seminar uncovers some common and some surprising pitfalls that can cost you time, money, and your reputation. Don’t let an innocent shortcut or a heartfelt assertion lead you into hot water. Understand the Top 10 Board violations and build safeguards for you and your patients.

You’ll learn about:

  1. Insurance fraud (whether you know it or not!)
  2. Sexual misconduct (where are the boundaries?)
  3. Excessive treatment (does your patient think so?)
  4. Negligence/incompetence
  5. Crime, drugs, & alcohol (is your private life really private?)
  6. False Advertising (says who?)
  7. Scope of practice
  8. Patient records
  9. Payment for referrals (when is it ok?)
  10. Unlicensed practice

Credits

2 CE hrs CA Category A (mandatory) ethics.

    and more!

    Duration

    This course is available through December 31. Download or print your certificate before that date.

    Learning Objectives

    By the end of the seminar, you will be better able to:

    • List the ten most common chiropractic Board violations
    • Identify practice and procedures improvements to avoid Board violations

    Online CE at Life West is simple and engaging.

    1. Check on the right of this screen or under the CREDITS tab to see if the seminar is approved for CE in your licensure state(s).
    2. You must be logged in to your Life West CE account in order to access the seminar. Click on the REGISTER tab to register and begin.
    3. The seminar consists of video, readings, and one or more quizzes.  You do not need to complete the seminar in one sitting, and you may return to it at any point.
    4. Once in the seminar, follow the MENU of steps on the left side of the screen. Click through the steps to move through the program.
    5. When you have completed the evaluation, you can PRINT YOUR CERTIFICATE yourself, on the spot.  

    If you have questions or concerns along the way, contact Life West Postgraduate & Continuing Education at [email protected] or 510.780.4508 during our regular business hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Please expect a response within 1-2 business days.

    Additional Information

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    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 2.00 AK Chiropractic Board
      Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 BC Chiropractic College
      British Columbia College of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 CA Chiropractic Board, Category A Ethics
      California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Category A Ethics
    • 2.00 CO Chiropractic Board
      Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 CT Chiropractic Board
      Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
    • 2.00 DC Chiropractic Board
      District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 DE Chiropractic Board
      Delaware Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 HI Chiropractic Board
      Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 IA Chiropractic Board
      Iowa Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 ID Chiropractic Board
      Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
    • 2.00 IL Chiropractic Board
      Illinois Medical Licensing Board
    • 2.00 IN Chiropractic Board
      Indiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
      Kansas Chiropractic Association
    • 2.00 MA Chiropractic Board
      Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
    • 0.00 MB Chiropractic Assoc
      Manitoba Chiropractors' Association
    • 2.00 MD Chiropractic Board
      Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 ME Chiropractic Board
      Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
    • 2.00 MI Chiropractic Board
      Michigan Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 MN Chiropractic Board
      Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 MO Chiropractic Board
      Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 MS Chiropractic Board
      Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 MT Chiropractic Board
      Montana Board of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 NB Chiropractic Assoc
      New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
    • 2.00 NC Chiropractic Board
      North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 ND Chiropractic Board
      North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 NE Chiropractic Board
      Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 NH Chiropractic Board
      New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
      New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 NS Chiropractic College
      Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 NV Chiropractic Board
      Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
    • 2.00 OH Chiropractic Board
      Ohio Chiropractic Board
    • 2.00 ON Chiropractic College
      Ontario College of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 OR Chiropractic Board
      Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 PACE
      FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
    • 2.00 PR Chiropractic Board
      Puerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 QC Chiropractic Ordre
      Quebec Ordre Des Chiropracticiens
    • 2.00 RI Chiropractic Board
      Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
    • 2.00 SC Chiropractic Board
      South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 SD Chiropractic Board
      South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 TN Chiropractic Assoc
      Tennessee Chiropractic Association
    • 2.00 UT Chiropractic Board
      Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
    • 2.00 VA Board of Medicine
      Virginia Board of Medicine
    • 2.00 VI Chiropractic Board
      U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 VT Chiropractic Board
      Vermont Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
      Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
    • 2.00 WY Chiropractic Board
      Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    Course opens: 
    01/01/2026
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2026

    PDF icon Coleman-EthicsLaw-Online-Outline-2018a.pdf

    Hour 1

    • Ethical concepts that chiropractors are judged by
    • Most common causes for legal actions taken against Chiropractors
    • Limitations on using Laser therapy
    • Record keeping/medical necessity

    Hour 2

    • Proper advertising
    • Scope of practice
    • Internet communications with your patients
    • What unlicensed individuals can and cannot legally do in your office

    Wayne Coleman, DC

    WAYNE COLEMAN, DC

    Dr. Wayne Coleman is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic West and has been practicing in Pleasanton since 1988. He is a part time faculty member at Life Chiropractic College West and teaches Ethics and Jurisprudence to the senior classes at the college.

     

     

    Life Chiropractic College West has received programmatic accreditation through the Council on Chiropractic Education and institutional/regional accreditation through WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).

    See below for a list of credits that may be available for this seminar. 

    *The following State and Province boards do not require an application when a program is sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE): CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY, BC, NB, ON, QC. Life Chiropractic College West cannot guarantee that these licensing board(s) will accept any session of this offering. Life West urges licensees to familiarize themselves with the laws governing continuing education in the jurisdictions where they hold licensure.

     

    Available Credit Hours

    • 2.00 AK Chiropractic Board
      Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 BC Chiropractic College
      British Columbia College of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 CA Chiropractic Board, Category A Ethics
      California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Category A Ethics
    • 2.00 CO Chiropractic Board
      Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 CT Chiropractic Board
      Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
    • 2.00 DC Chiropractic Board
      District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 DE Chiropractic Board
      Delaware Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 HI Chiropractic Board
      Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 IA Chiropractic Board
      Iowa Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 ID Chiropractic Board
      Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
    • 2.00 IL Chiropractic Board
      Illinois Medical Licensing Board
    • 2.00 IN Chiropractic Board
      Indiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
      Kansas Chiropractic Association
    • 2.00 MA Chiropractic Board
      Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
    • 0.00 MB Chiropractic Assoc
      Manitoba Chiropractors' Association
    • 2.00 MD Chiropractic Board
      Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 ME Chiropractic Board
      Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
    • 2.00 MI Chiropractic Board
      Michigan Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 MN Chiropractic Board
      Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 MO Chiropractic Board
      Missouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 MS Chiropractic Board
      Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 MT Chiropractic Board
      Montana Board of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 NB Chiropractic Assoc
      New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
    • 2.00 NC Chiropractic Board
      North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 ND Chiropractic Board
      North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 NE Chiropractic Board
      Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 NH Chiropractic Board
      New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
      New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 NS Chiropractic College
      Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 NV Chiropractic Board
      Nevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
    • 2.00 OH Chiropractic Board
      Ohio Chiropractic Board
    • 2.00 ON Chiropractic College
      Ontario College of Chiropractors
    • 2.00 OR Chiropractic Board
      Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 PACE
      FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
    • 2.00 PR Chiropractic Board
      Puerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 QC Chiropractic Ordre
      Quebec Ordre Des Chiropracticiens
    • 2.00 RI Chiropractic Board
      Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
    • 2.00 SC Chiropractic Board
      South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 SD Chiropractic Board
      South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 TN Chiropractic Assoc
      Tennessee Chiropractic Association
    • 2.00 UT Chiropractic Board
      Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
    • 2.00 VA Board of Medicine
      Virginia Board of Medicine
    • 2.00 VI Chiropractic Board
      U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Chiropractic Examiners
    • 2.00 VT Chiropractic Board
      Vermont Board of Chiropractic
    • 2.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
      Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
    • 2.00 WY Chiropractic Board
      Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
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