Recurring, not episodic
DOT physicals, drug and alcohol screening, random-testing consortiums, and file maintenance renew on a cycle. You build a book of business, not a waiting room.
For Chiropractors Nationwide
Add a new revenue line your competitors don’t understand.
Occupational health and DOT compliance add a recurring, contract-based revenue line to your practice — steady income from local employers on top of the patients you already treat. Ternus Consulting shows you exactly how to build that program inside your existing practice, step by step, from someone who has done it for more than two decades.
- 25+Years in practice & compliance
- 1999Licensed DC since
- B2BRecurring contract revenue
Built on real-world experience serving employers with safety-sensitive employees, independent commercial drivers, excavators, national carriers, self-employed operators, and more across the United States.
The Opportunity
Patient visits end. Employer contracts renew.
Insurance patients rarely pay what you bill — usual-and-customary reductions and write-offs chip away at every claim, and cash visits are unpredictable. Employers with safety-sensitive staff have a legal, ongoing need for compliance services, and they pay your fee in full, on a schedule. Occupational health puts your practice on the other side of that transaction.
Low competition, high need
Few chiropractors know this market exists. Every commercial fleet, union shop, and self-employed CDL holder needs a compliant provider — and struggles to find one nearby.
Uses what you already have
Your license, your office, your staff. Occupational health layers onto the practice you already run — no second location, no new degree.
And none of the insurance grind you fight every day:
- Insurance billing & claims
- Prior authorizations
- Managed care contracts
- Usual-and-customary reductions
- Claim denials & appeals
- Usual-and-customary write-offs
- Chasing slow reimbursement
- Insurer-dictated fee schedules
- Credentialing & coding headaches
You charge your fee, and you’re paid it — in full, on a schedule.
The Curriculum
Everything you need to launch, priced, and compliant.
Eight modules, taught live by Dr. Ternus — the same path the course follows, so you finish with a working occupational-health service line and the paperwork to run it right.
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Module 1
How I Got Started
The 25-year story — from a $10 collection to a full operation. Proof the model works, and an honest look at what it takes.
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Module 2
Why Add Occupational Health
The economics: recurring, paid-in-full, low-competition revenue that layers on top of the patients you already treat.
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Module 3
Getting Started
Positioning yourself as the local expert, the vocabulary you need, and the legal, insurance, and entity groundwork.
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Module 4
Hardware, Supplies & Equipment
Exactly what to buy and where — iPads, collection area, DOT exam gear, audiometry, breath alcohol, and supplies.
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Module 5
Software & Partnerships
The paperless stack — FormFox, eScreen, i3Screen, QuickBooks — and how every player in the process connects.
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Module 6
Office Flow & Operations
How a customer moves through your office, automated reporting, on-site testing, and running a random-testing consortium.
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Module 7
Training & Certification
The exact certifications for you and your staff — DOT Medical Examiner, collector, breath alcohol — and who to train with.
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Module 8
Pricing, Billing & Payors
What to charge, how to bill so you actually get paid, and the payors and TPAs that will start seeking you out.
Your Instructor
Dr. Jesse Ternus, DC
Doctor of Chiropractic · Occupational Health & DOT Compliance Owner-Operator
Dr. Jesse Ternus has practiced chiropractic in Minnesota since 1999, and he didn’t just study occupational health — he built a business around it. For more than sixteen years he has operated as a preferred collection facility serving employers with safety-sensitive employees, independent commercial drivers, excavators, national carriers, and self-employed operators.
He holds a Bachelor’s in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Minnesota–Duluth and his Doctor of Chiropractic from Northwestern College of Chiropractic. His compliance credentials include Certified Drug Screening Professional (CDSP) and Certified Alcohol Screening Professional (CASP) since 2005, along with BAT and STT collection certifications and First Responder training.
Ternus Consulting exists because Dr. Ternus knows most chiropractors are sitting on an untapped revenue line and don’t know where to start. This program is the roadmap he wishes he’d had — the certifications, the setup, the pricing, and the employer relationships, taught by someone who runs it every day.
- Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic since 1999
- CDSP & CASP certified since 2005
- BAT, STT & CME collection credentials
- 16+ years operating a DOT compliance facility
Enroll
Join the live course.
To begin, Ternus Consulting is teaching a live group class over Zoom at an introductory rate — the complete occupational health and DOT compliance program, taught with your fellow students, plus a full year of support as you build it into your practice.
The Live Course
Group Zoom class + 1 year of support
$2,500introductory rate
- Live group class over Zoom, taught by Dr. Jesse Ternus, DC
- All eight modules — the full occupational health & DOT roadmap
- Certifications, equipment, software, pricing & employer strategy
- A full year of support for your questions & concerns
Introductory pricing is limited and subject to change. Secure checkout is being finalized.
Questions
What chiropractors ask first.
Do I need a second location or new license?
No. Occupational health layers onto your existing chiropractic practice using your current license, office, and staff. The program focuses on adding the service line, not starting over.
What certifications will I need?
The program walks you through each one — drug screening (CDSP), alcohol screening (CASP/BAT), and specimen collection (STT) — in the right order, with guidance on where and how to obtain them.
Does this work outside my state?
Yes. The compliance framework is federal (DOT/FMCSA), so the core model applies to chiropractors anywhere in the United States. Dr. Ternus covers the state-specific details where they matter as part of your consultation.
How long does it take to launch?
That depends on how quickly you complete certifications, but the curriculum is built so you can begin setting up your collection site and pursuing your first accounts as you progress — not months after finishing.
Who is this not for?
If you’re not willing to pursue the required certifications or serve local employers, this isn’t the right fit. It rewards practices ready to build a real, compliant service line.
Free Intro Call
Book a free call — no obligation.
Fifteen minutes to see whether occupational health fits your practice. Pick a time that works and Dr. Ternus will call you — no obligation.
- Pick a time, he calls you. No phone tag — Dr. Ternus reaches out at the time you choose.
- Fifteen minutes, no pressure. Just an honest look at whether occupational health fits your practice.
- Nothing to prepare. Bring your questions; he brings the roadmap.
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Weekday appointments · Central Time
Ready to build your occupational health program?
Enroll now, or book a short intro call to see if it’s the right fit for your practice.
Pick a time that works and Dr. Ternus will call you.