ICPA Seminar Terms of Agreement

Seminar General Terms of Agreement for Registration:

1. The I.C.P.A. Inc. is not responsible for any expenses incurred by registrants due to program adjustments or cancellations specifically hotel and airline reservations.
2. Every attempt is made to offer this program as announced. The I.C.P.A, Inc. reserves the right, however, to adjust program faculty, location, dates, times and tuition to accommodate unanticipated occurrences.
3. A service fee (relevant to credit card charged amount) will be applied to all participant cancellations unless personally waived by I.C.P.A. administration.
4. There will be an additional fee for checks submitted with insufficient funds.
5. Partial refunds will not be granted for partial attendance. No exceptions. If you are unable to attend a pre-paid module or series, you will be able to transfer your tuition to a future module free of charge by contacting the I.C.P.A. registrar.
6. I.C.P.A. Inc. reserves all rights of admission.
7. Please read our policy on children in class here.
8. The I.C.P.A. Inc. may request attendees to supply proof of educational and/or professional credentials and/or records.
9. Certification/ diplomate status and license renewal credit requires attendance to all classroom hours. Any hours missed will be recorded and deducted from the weekend's 12 hours. Only in the case of personal emergencies, leading to missed hours, the attendee may request an appeal for academic make up. If considered, there is a fee for the assigned project.
10. Physical and mental presence is required to receive credit for class hour attendance. Sleeping, reading newspapers, listening to music, surfing the web or attending to a child during class hours will cause these missed hours to be deducted from your attendance hours.
11. Registrants who cancel the seminar after receipt of seminar module notes have the option to have a credit for a future seminar or receive a half credit seminar refund.
12. No video or audio recording equipment is permitted at any of the modules. Any persons found to be distributing, selling or profiting in any way notes, audio or video recordings of I.C.P.A. Inc. lectures, without written permission from I.C.P.A. Inc will be dismissed from the program and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
13. Individuals may not teach on behalf of the I.C.P.A. Inc. nor represent the Association in anyway unless they have been officially appointed to such a role (confirmed in writing)
    
    

180 Hour Certification/360 Hour Diplomate Rules for Participation and Agreement for Certificate Status:

Board Certification Terms: All certification candidates must attend all 180 hours to be awarded certification status. In order to receive eligibility to take the Final Exam, it may be the candidate's obligation to provide proof of attendance to the ICPA and sponsoring college for any make up modules. A candidate may register for the Final Home Exam once all certification modules are completed, Doctor degree is verified and ICPA membership is confirmed. Certification/ Diplomate status will be issued by the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice upon successful completion of all exams and requirements. Candidates must maintain active ICPA membership for continued recognition of Certification status with the ICPA.

Board Certification Status: Upon completion of the ICPA 180 Hour Certification and 360 Hour Diplomate program, all graduates are awarded board certification status from the Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics of the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice. The Academy's Board of Directors oversees the testing and grading of both programs with consult from the Advisory Board. The initials issued for Certification status are: CACCP and for Diplomate status: DACCP.

Co-sponsoring Colleges: Our co-sponsoring colleges are Cleveland Chiropractic Colleges (CCC), Parker College of Chiropractic, North Western Health Sciences University (NWHSU), and Life University.

180 Hour Certification Terms:

Pay in Full for Entire Series and Auto-Payment Discount Plan- Make-up Modules for this two payment options: For those candidates who choose to pay the entire 180 Hour Certification in advance and receive the tuition discount, it is important for them to realize that this pre-pay discount is honored at only I.C.P.A/ CCC sponsored programs. Registrants are therefore encouraged to do any make-up classes at other I.C.P.A./ CCC sponsored locations. If and when the registrant needs to attend a make-up module in a location other than an I.C.P.A/ CCC sponsored location, there will be additional fees paid directly to that college for attendance. Both Dallas (Parker) and Minnesota (NWHSU) locations are not I.C.P.A./ CCC locations and classes taken in these locations are NOT transferable towards ICPA pay in full and auto pay.

Also-it is important to note that the pre-pay policy will be remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the last scheduled class of the contracted series. Failure to complete all modules within that two year period will void the pre-pay agreement.

Make-up hours: In the event that an attendee misses classroom hours due to unforeseen, emergency situations, a formal request to the ICPA must be submitted. Once reviewed by the Academic Committee, the candidate may be requested to complete a specific clinical/ academic project in substitution for the missed hours. If the candidate is given this privilege, there will be a fee charged for the additional make-up hours.

Attendance Verification: Each attendee must sign-in and out each day to receive credit for each individual module. This sign-in sheet will be distributed during class for your signature. Due to the stringent standard of our program, you will only be given credit for those hours you are actually in the room. The I.C.P.A strongly urges you to plan to attend all modules in your particular location. The possible inability to make-up modules elsewhere may jeopardize your eligibility to sit for the Final Certification and Diplomate Exams.

Student Attendance: Students may participate in the 180 hour Certification program according to the allowance of the co-sponsoring colleges. Their entry semester/ quarter of eligibility is determined by the sponsoring college. Board Certification will be issued when the student has fulfilled all requirements for Certification, has upgraded their membership with the ICPA to DC status and then verifies their Chiropractic degree to the ICPA.

Records: The ICPA will be keeping a central database of all attendees' records for all locations. It is the responsibility of the attendee to keep records of individual modules attended for future application as well. Although the program does not have to be completed within a current offering, please be aware that there is no guarantee that the program will be offered in the same location again. Any lapse of two years from the date of last attendance may require attendance of make-up modules for those seeking certification status.

Program Cancellation Policy: The I.C.P.A. and the sponsoring organization/ college reserve the right to cancel a module or program due to low registration, unforeseen travel difficulties, emergency speaker unavailability and to reschedule speakers according to circumstances. Instructors are subject to change depending on extenuating circumstances.

License Renewal Hours: The I.C.P.A. is not responsible to provide license renewal hours although many locations are applied for. There is a minimum additional $35 fee for license renewal application per state or province, per module payable to the license renewal sponsoring college or organization.

All Exams: You must currently be a licensed chiropractor, have graduated from an accredited chiropractic college, have malpractice insurance and have current membership in the ICPA to be eligible to take any of the ICPA Certification/ Diplomate Exams.

180 Hour Certification: Currently, the test for the 180 hour certification is a take home, comprehensive exam. Candidates that take the examination and do not pass will be able to re-test if the candidate chooses to. The candidate will have six months from the time of receiving his/her non-passing grade to re-take the 180 hour examination without having to repeat any modules.

Students: The Certification Exam may be taken once ta student has completed all 180 hours of the certification modules, the student has graduated from an accredited chiropractic college, have malpractice insurance, have current membership in the ICPA and have registered for ICPA PBRN Research module.

DC: The Certification Exam will not be issued until all 15 modules including completion of PBRN module and hours for that year have been completed, and this agreement form has been received by the ICPA.

Certification: A Certification in Chiropractic Pediatrics will be awarded through the ICPA and the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice after successful completion of all classroom and exam requirements. A certificate of completion of the 180-Hour Chiropractic Pediatric Certification program may be issued by the co-sponsoring college if applicable.

360 Hour Diplomate Terms:

To participate in the Diplomate program, all Diplomate Candidate Applicants must:

1. Apply to the ICPA for Diplomate consideration here. There is a fee for application.
2. Be currently enrolled in the ICPA 180 hour Certification Program.

To be eligible to sit for the final Diplomate Exam, all Diplomate Candidates must:

1. Complete all Diplomate classroom/ home study/ research requirements
2. Show proof of attendance to the advanced electives

The exam is administered by the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice and membership in the Academy is required to obtain and maintain Diplomate status.

Home Study Requirements: There are additional Home Study requirements for the Diplomate program. Requirements are to be completed and submitted to the I.C.P.A. Diplomate Committee prior to registering for the Final Diplomate Exam. All answers are to be typed in Times New Roman 12 point font, saved in Word format and e-mailed to the I.C.P.A. office. Name, Date and Diplomate Location must be on the top right corner of each paper. Failure to complete or redo failed assignments will delay the candidate's privilege to sit for the Final Diplomate Exam.

Final Diplomate Examination: Those who are eligible for the Final Diplomate Examination will pay an examination fee, payable to the Academy. Please note that the Final Diplomate Exam is offered the first week of March and may be offered at an independent site or a chiropractic college in a city other than where the modules have been held. Attendance in this location will include those candidates from several sites. The next Diplomate Exam will be held: March 2008.

Graduation: There is an annual graduation ceremony for all Diplomates. The next graduation ceremony is scheduled for May 2008 in conjunction with the I.C.P.A. Extravaganza in Philadelphia. Diplomas will be issued at that time, although gradates can begin to call themselves Diplomates as soon as they are notified of their successful completion of the final Diplomate exam.

Diplomate Status: The candidate, upon successful completion of all requirements and examinations will receive the title of Diplomate with the initials: DACCP. Along with this recognition may be a certificate of completion from a co-sponsoring, accredited Chiropractic College. You will be responsible to verify if your state/ province regulatory body allows the use of this designation.

Maintenance of Diplomate Status: Maintenance of Diplomate status comes with continued licensure to practice, malpractice insurance, membership to the Academy, the ICPA and fulfilling annual hours of continuing education credits with designated classes and/ or research projects.

 

DC Auto-Payment Discount Terms for Registration:

By entering the Auto-Payment Discount fee on my registration form, and securing this discounted registration price, I am contracting to attend the entire ICPA Certification series (15 modules).

By entering into the auto-payment discount option plan, you are receiving a $50 discount off each seminar. You are able to start the ICPA PBRN module immediately by choosing the auto-payment discount option. The ICPA recommends candidates to register for the ICPA PBRN module immediately to start collecting data on patients.

Therefore, I am authorizing the ICPA to charge my credit card this discounted fee the week of each scheduled class in the primary location I have registered for.

Should I not be able to attend the seminar that weekend, my credit card will still be charged accordingly, and I will maintain a credit for that class in any ICPA/CCC sponsored location. (NOTE: Parker (Dallas) and Northwestern (Minnesota) locations are excluded.)

Also-it is important to note that the auto-payment discount will be remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the last scheduled class of the contracted series. Failure to complete all modules within that two year period will void the auto-payment discount plan.

If I choose not to continue with the entire ICPA Certification program, I am not eligible for the Auto-Payment Discount and am therefore authorizing the ICPA to charge me an additional $50 for each of my previously attended classes. This reflects the difference in cost from the Auto Registration Discount and the usual ICPA member individual seminar price.

I am agreeing to keep my membership current throughout this time period of scheduled classes. Membership renewal is my responsibility.

I have agreed to these conditions for Auto-Payment Discount prices.

 

 

Student Auto-Payment Discount Terms for Registration:

By entering the Auto-Payment Discount fee on my registration form, and securing this discounted registration price, I am contracting to attend the entire ICPA Certification series (15 modules). As a student you will be able to participate in the 15th module, the PBRN module, once you have graduated.

Therefore, I am authorizing the ICPA to charge my credit card this discounted fee the week of each scheduled class in the primary location I have registered for.

Should I not be able to attend the seminar that weekend, my credit card will still be charged accordingly, and I will maintain a credit for that class in any ICPA/CCC sponsored location. (NOTE: Parker (Dallas) and Northwestern (Minnesota) locations are excluded.)

Also-it is important to note that the auto-payment discount will be remain valid for a period of two years from the date of the last scheduled class of the contracted series. Failure to complete all modules within that two year period will void the auto-payment discount plan.

If I choose not to continue with the entire ICPA Certification program, I am not eligible for the Auto-Payment Discount and am therefore authorizing the ICPA to charge me an additional $50 for each of my previously attended classes. This reflects the difference in cost from the Auto Registration Discount and the usual ICPA member individual seminar price.

I am agreeing to keep my membership current throughout this time period of scheduled classes. Membership renewal is my responsibility.

I have agreed to these conditions for Auto-Payment Discount prices.

Student to DC in first year of practice: If you have enrolled in the Auto Payment Discount Plan as a student and are paying the $150.00, you will need to upgrade to 1st YR DC and pay the additional $50 to be enrolled as a 1st YR DC in the Auto Payment Discount Plan once you have graduated and become a licensed doctor.