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Alabama
Phone: 205.755.8000
www.chiro.state.al.us/

Alabama State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Administrative Code. (Chapter 190-X-2 Licensure):

190-X-2-.01 Graduation From Approved College Required
(2) Applicants Matriculation after October 1, 1975. Each applicant for licensure that matriculated in a chiropractic college on or after October 1, 1975 must have graduated from a chiropractic college accredited by or having status with the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor.

Alaska
Phone: 907.465.2589
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/pchi.htm

Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development. Division of Occupational Licensing. Statutes and Regulations- Chiropractors:

Sec. 08.20.120. Qualifications for license.
(a) An applicant shall be issued a license to practice chiropractic if the applicant...
(3) is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic that
(A) is accredited by or a candidate for accrediation by the Council on Chiropractic
Education or a sucessor accrediting agency recognized by the board.

Arizona
Phone: 602.255.1444
http://www.azchiroboard.com/

State of Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Laws of the Board:

32-921. Application for license; qualifications of applicant; fee; background investigations
B. To be eligible for an examination and licensure, the applicant shall...
2. Be a graduate of a chiropractic college that both:
(a) Is accredited by or has status with the council on chiropractic education or is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. department of education or the council on post secondary accreditation or has the equvalent of these standards as determined by the board.

Arkansas
Phone: 501.682.9015
http://www.accessarkansas.org/asbce/

Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Part Two- Regulations:

A. Applications for State Baord Examinations and Licensure.
2. Approved Chiropractic Education
(a) Approved colleges of chiropractic. All applicants for examination for licensure to practice chiropractic in the State of Arkansas, who has matriculated at a Chiropractic College after Seprember 1, 1971, must present evidence of having been graduated from a chiropractic college having status with the accrediting commission of the Council of Chiropractic Education (CCE), or similar criteria as determined by, and at the discretion of, the Board.

California

May 9, 2003- On April 28, 2003 Dr. DeSpain received a letter from the Executive Director of the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners in which she made the following statement. "This is to formally advise you that pending the resolution of the court's review of CCE's decision not to renew Life University's accreditation effective October 20, 2002, the Calfornia Board of Chiropractic Examiners will accept applications from qualified Life University graduates for licensure in California."

Phone: 916.263.5355
http://www.chiro.ca.gov/

Laws and Regulations Relating to the Parctice of Chiropractic. State of California Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Title 16, California Code of Regulations. Division 4
§331.12.2. Curriculum.
All applicants for licensure shall be required to comply with this section in order to qualify for a California chiropractic license.
(a) Course of Study: Every school shall have a curriculum which indicates objectives, content and methods of instruction for each subject offered.
(b) Required Hours and Subjects: Each applicant shall offer proof of completion of a course of instruction in a Board-approved chiropractic college of not less than 4,400 hours which includes minimum educational requirements set forth in Section 5 of the Act. The course of instruction completed by the applicant shall consist of no less than the following minimum hours, except as otherwise provided:
Group I Anatomy, including embryology, histology and human dissection 616 hours
Group II Physiology (must include laboratory work) 264 hours
Group III Biochemistry, clinical nutrition, and dietetics 264 hours
Group IV Pathology, bacteriology, and toxicology 440 hours
Group V Public health, hygiene and sanitation, and emergency care 132 hours
Group VI Diagnosis, including E.E.N.T. and serology, dermatology and sexually transmitted
diseases, geriatrics, X-ray interpretation, and neurology 792 hours
Group VII Obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics 132 hours
Group VIII Principles and practice of chiropractic to include chiropractic technique, chiropractic
philosophy, orthopedics, X-ray technique, and radiation protection 430 hours
Clinic, including office procedure 518 hours
Physiotherapy 120 hours
Psychiatry 32 hours
Electives 660 hours

Total 4,400 hours

Colorado
Phone: 303.894.7762
www.dora.state.co.us/chiropractic/chstat.htm

State of Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Chiropractic Practice Act:

Title 12 Professions and Occupations Article 33, Chiropractors
12-33-111. Licensure- minimun education requirements. (1) (a) A minimum educational requirement shall include a knowledge of the basic sciences and for original licensure shall include graduation from a high school or its educational equivalent and graduation from an approved chiropractic school or college which teaches a course of not less than four thousand resident classroom hours in a period of four academic years. All applicants for licensure who matriculate in a chiropractic school or college shall present evidence of having graduated from a chiropractic school or college having status with the commission on accreditation of the council on chiropractic education, or its successor, or from a chiropractic school or college which meets equivalent standards. The schedule of minimum educational requirements to enable any person to practice chiropractic in the state of Colorado is, except as otherwise provided, as follows:

Group 1. Anatomy, including embryology and histology
Group 2. Physiology and psychology
Group 3. Biochemistry, inorganic and organic chemistry
Group 4. Pathology, bacteriology, and toxicology
Group 5. Public health, hygiene, sanitation, and first aid
Group 6. Diagnosis (to include, but not be limited to, physical, clinical, laboratory, and all other
recognized diagnostic procedures), pediatrics, dermatology, syphilology, psychiatry, and
X-ray
Group 7. Obstetrics, gynecology
Group 8. Principles and practice of chiropractic, adjustive technique.

Electives including dietetics, nutrition, posture, physiotherapy, electrotherapy, and surgical, optometric, and dental indications

Connecticut
Phone: 860.509.7561
www.dph.state.ct.us/

Chapter 372 Chiropractic

Section 20-27. License.
(b) Examination. Qualifications. No person shall receive a license until he has passed an examination prescribed by the Department of Public Health, with the advice and consent of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, except as hereinafter provided. Any person desiring to practice chiropracticshall make application to the department upon such form as the department adopts. Applications shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall contain a statement of the educational advantages of the applicant, his experience in matters pertaining to a knowledge of the care of the sick, the length of time applied and the school in which he studied chiropractic, any collateral branch of study and the length of time engaged in clinical practice and any diploma, certificate or degree which has been conferred upon such applicant. Each applicant shall present to the department satisfactory evidence that he graduated from an approved high school or possessed educational qualifications equivalent to those required for graduation from such school before beginning the study of chiropractic and that he graduated with the degree of doctor of chiropractic from an accredited college of chiropractic approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, as provided herein, that, if he graduated prior to July 1, 1932, he has been a resident student in such an approved chiropractic college or colleges during three graded courses of six months each, each of which courses shall have included not less than nine hundred class hours, that, if he graduated after July 1, 1932, he has been a resident student in such an approved chiropractic college or colleges during four graded courses of eight months each, totaling not less than three thousand six hundred hours, and that, if he graduated after July 1, 1955, he has been a resident student in such an approved chiropractic college or colleges during four graded courses of eight months each, totaling not less than four thousand hours. On and after July 1, 1960, each applicant shall present to said department satisfactory evidence that before beginning the study of chiropractic he has completed at least two academic years or sixty semester hours of study leading to a baccalaureate degree in a college or university approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health. Said department shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the examination and who has met all other requirements of this chapter and any regulations adopted hereunder. There shall be paid to the department by each applicant a fee of four hundred fifty dollars. The examination shall be administered by the Department of Public Health under the supervision of the board. Passing scores shall be established by the department with the consent of the board.

Delaware
Phone: 302.739.4522

Title 24 Professions and Occupations. Chapter 7 Board of Chiropractic:

§707. Qualifications of Applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review.
(a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as a doctor of chiropractic under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, thaty such person:
(1) Has received a degree of "Doctor of Chiropractic" from a school or college fully accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

District of Columbia
Phone: 202.442.9200
www.asisvcs.com/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICIAL CODE 2001 EDITION-DIVISION I. GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT. TITLE 3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SUBTITLE I. GENERAL. CHAPTER 12. HEALTH OCCUPATIONS BOARDS. UNIT A. GENERAL. SUBCHAPTER V. LICENSING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

§ 3-1205.04. Additional qualifications of applicants
(b)An individual applying for a license to practice chiropractic under this chapter shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board of Chiropractic that the individual:
(1)Is a graduate of an educational program in the practice of chiropracticof at least 4 academic years at a college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association;

Florida
Phone: 850.488.0595
www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/

2001 Florida Statutes- Title XXXII, Chapter 460- Chiropractic Medicine:

460.406 Licensure by examination
(1)Any person desiring to be licensed as a chiropractic physician shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. There shall be an application fee set by the board not to exceed $100 which shall be nonrefundable. There shall also be an examination fee not to exceed $500 plus the actual per applicant cost to the department for purchase of portions of the examination from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners or a similar national organization, which may be refundable if the applicant is found ineligible to take the examination. The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies has:
(a)Completed the application form and remitted the appropriate fee.
(b)Submitted proof satisfactory to the department that he or she is not less than 18 years of age. (c)Submitted proof satisfactory to the department that he or she is a graduate of a chiropractic college which is accredited by or has status with the Council on Chiropractic Education or its predecessor agency. However, any applicant who is a graduate of a chiropractic college that was initially accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education in 1995, who graduated from such college within the 4 years immediately preceding such accreditation, and who is otherwise qualified shall be eligible to take the examination. No application for a license to practice chiropractic medicine shall be denied solely because the applicant is a graduate of a chiropractic college that subscribes to one philosophy of chiropractic medicine as distinguished from another.

Georgia

Phone: 478.207.1686
http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/chiro/

Georgia 2001 Statutes- Chiropractic:

Section §43-9-7
(d) Each applicant shall be of good moral character and shall be a graduate of a chiropractic school or college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or a board approved successor or a chiropractic school or college which is actively seeking accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education or a board approved successor, which requires a four-year standard college course and is approved by the board.

Hawaii
Phone: 808.586.3000
http://www.state.hi.us/dcca/pvl/

Hawaii Administrative Rules- Title 16 Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Chapter 76- Chiropractors:

§16-76-8 Education Requirements
(a) Each applicant for chiropractic licensure shall present evidence of having attended and graduated from a chiropractic college accredited by, or recognized as a candidate for accreditation by the Council of Chiropractic Education (CCE), or any chiropractic college accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDOE). Any student who has matriculated in a egree granting chiropractic college prior to October 15, 1984, shall be exempted from this rovision.

Idaho
Phone: 208.334.3233
www2.state.id.us/ibol/chi.htm

Idaho Statutes- TITLE 54 PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES CHAPTER 7 CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT:

54-709. LICENSURE BY WRITTEN EXAMINATION.
(1) Any person seeking to be licensed to practice chiropractic in this state must successfully complete the following requirements before a license will be issued: (a) Each applicant must submit a completed written application to the board on forms furnished by the board, which shall require proof of graduation from an acceptable school of chiropractic;

Illinois
Phone: 217.524.7534
www.dpr.state.il.us/

Illinois Compiled Statutes- Professions and Occupations. Medical Practice Act of 1987:

225 ILCS 60/11 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2007)
Sec. 11. (B)
(3) For an applicant who is a graduate of a United States chiropractic college after August 19, 1981, the college of the applicant must be fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of graduation. Such graduates shall be considered to have met the minimum requirements which shall be in addition to those requirements set forth in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department.

Indiana:

Phone: 317.233.4407
www.in.gov/hpb/boards/ibce/

Indiana State Chiropractic Practice Act TITLE 25, ARTICLE 10. CHIROPRACTORS

IC 25-10-1-2
Sec. 2. (a) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has not been convicted of a crime that has a direct bearing on the person's ability to practice competently is eligible to be licensed to practice chiropractic in Indiana if the person is a graduate of an incorporated chiropractic school or college incorporated for the purpose of teaching the science of chiropractic. The school or college must meet the reasonable requirements of the board and must be accredited by the Accreditation Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Education during the applicant's attendance at the accredited school or college. The board may not discriminate against a chiropractic school or college that meets these requirements.

Iowa
Phone: 515.281.4287
www.idph.state.ia.us/

Iowa Code Chapter 151- Chiropractic

Section 151.3License.
Every applicant for a license to practice chiropractic shall:
1.Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant possesses a preliminary education equal to the requirements for graduation from an accredited high school or other secondary school.
2.Present a diploma issued by a college of chiropractic approved by the chiropractic examiners.

Section 151.4Approved college.
No college of chiropractic shall be approved by the chiropractic examiners as a college of recognized standing unless said college:
1.Requires for graduation or for the receipt of any chiropractic degree the completion of a course of study covering a period of four academic years totaling not less than four thousand sixty-minute hours in actual resident attendance.
2.Gives an adequate course of study in the subjects enumerated in subsection 3 of section 151.3 and including practical clinical instruction.
3.Publishes in a regularly issued catalogue the requirements for graduation and degrees as herein specified.
An approved college of chiropractic may include but is not limited to offerings of courses of study in procedures for withdrawing a patient's blood, performing or utilizing laboratory tests, and performing physical examinations for diagnostic purposes. A chiropractor, employed by an approved college of chiropractic and who has been trained to withdraw blood may withdraw blood and instruct, and supervise a student in the withdrawing of blood.

Kansas
Phone: 785.296.7413
www.ksbha.org/

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts- Article 6.--LICENSES:

100-6-2. General qualifications
(d) Each applicant for licensure in chiropractic who matriculates in chiropractic college on or after January 1, 2000 shall present proof of having received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school or college. If the baccalaureate degree is granted by a chiropractic school or college, at least 90 semester hours applicable to the baccalaureate degree shall be earned at an accredited school or college, with none of these hours applying to the doctor of chiropractic degree. For purposes of this subsection, an “accredited school or college” shall meet the standards for accreditation of the north central association of colleges and schools or its regional equivalent, as in effect July 1, 1999, which are hereby adopted by reference.

Kentucky
Phone: 270.651.2522

Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) Chapter 312- Chiropractors:

Section 312.085 Application to practice chiropractic -- Course of study -- Qualifications
(1) Any persons desiring to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the board, through its executive secretary, in the form and in the manner established by the board by the promulgation of administrative regulations, at least thirty (30) days prior to any meeting held for examinations by the board. Each applicant shall have satisfactorily completed not less than sixty (60) semester credit hours of study from a college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities or an accrediting agency recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities or any successor to the powers of either and is a graduate of an accredited chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or their successors, and which maintains a standard and reputability approved by the board.

Louisiana

Phone: 225.765.2322
www.lachiropracticboard.com/

State of Louisiana Revised Statue (RS) 37: 2805

§2805. Requirement for license; penalty; qualifications; examinations; issuance of license
B.(1) The board shall license as a chiropractor and issue an appropriate certificate to any person who files with it a verified application therefor, accompanied by such fee as is required by R.S. 37:2809, together with evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the board, that the applicant:

(e)(i) Has graduated from a chiropractic school or college that at the time of graduation therefrom has recognized candidate status for accreditation or is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or the foreign equivalency to the Council on Chiropractic Education or their successors and approved by the board and that was based on at least four thousand resident classroom hours. On and after September 8, 1992, Louisiana shall cease to recognize as applicants for licensure persons graduating from schools and colleges with recognized candidate status.

Maine
Phone: 207.624.8600
www.state.me.us/pfr/olr/

Title 32: Professions and Occupations, Chapter 9:CHIROPRACTORS Subchapter 3:LICENSURE (HEADING: PL 1991, c. 392, @6 (rpr))

§551.Examination and licensure
An individual, before engaging in the practice of chiropractic in this State, shall make application for a license to practice chiropractic to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The application must be filed with the clerk of the board at least 30 days before the date of examination, together with an application and examination fee. The application fee is not refundable if an application is denied. Each applicant must be at least 18 years of age and present proof of 2 years' satisfactory attendance at a college of liberal arts. A candidate for licensure shall present a transcript from an accredited college or university certifying that the candidate has completed 2 years of preprofessional work, 2 subjects of which must be English and biology, or otherwise satisfy the members of the board that the candidate has acquired sufficient prior academic education. The applicant shall present a diploma granted by a legally chartered chiropractic college, school or university in good standing and having the power to confer degrees in chiropractic, which diploma must show that it was granted on personal attendance of the applicant and completion of a course of 4 school years of not less than 8 months each and of a total of 4,400 60-minute school hours. If an applicant matriculated in a chiropractic college on or after January 1, 1984, the diploma must show that it was granted by a chiropractic college accredited by a chiropractic educational accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education or its successor agency or, if no accrediting agency exists, approved by the board, or the applicant must have evidence of having successfully passed a licensing procedure from another state having similar requirements.

Maryland
Phone: 410.764.4726
www.mdchiro.org/

§ 3-302. Qualifications of applicants

(c) Education.- Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall:
(1) (i) Hold a bachelor's degree from a college or university approved by an accrediting agency of the United States Department of Education; and
(ii) Have completed satisfactorily college courses required by the Board; and
(2) (i) Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic that has been approved by the Board under § 3-402 of this title; or
(ii) 1. Be licensed in another state for at least 2 years; and
2. Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic:
A. That has been approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education within 4 years after the applicant graduated from that school; and
B. That the Board determines had standards comparable to an approved school at the time the applicant graduated.

Massachusetts

Phone: 617.727.3093
www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/ch/

GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS- PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT -TITLE XVI. PUBLIC HEALTH, CHAPTER 112. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Section 91. Application for certificate; filing; fees; qualifications of applicant
Every person, before engaging in the practice of chiropractic in this commonwealth, shall make application to the board, on a form prescribed and furnished by it, for a certificate to practice chiropractic. Said application shall be filed with the secretary of the board at least thirty days before the date of examination, and shall be accompanied by an examination fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven or, in the case of reexamination, each applicant shall pay a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision for each subject upon which he is reexamined. Each applicant must be at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character, and shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he has completed two years in a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science and that he is a graduate of a chiropractic school or college approved by the board, and which is (1) authorized by its charter to confer the degree of doctor of chiropractic; (2) gives a course of four academic years, comprising a total of four thousand hours, to matriculants possessing the educational qualifications required for graduation from an accredited public high school; and (3) confers such degree only after personal attendance of the applicant therefor at such course, and upon completion thereof.

Michigan

Phone: 517.335.0918
www.michigan.gov/cis

Office of Regulatory Reform- Bureau of Health Services, Board of Chiropractic

R 338.12003 Licensure by examination; petition. Rule 3.

(1) An applicant for licensure by examination shall submit a completed application, on a form provided by the department, together with the requisite fee. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and these rules, an applicant for licensure by examination shall meet both of the following provisions: (a) Have graduated from a program or institution of chiropractic that meets the educational standards in R 338.12006 and have final, official transcripts provided to the department from the educational institution.

R 338.12006 Adoption of educational standards by reference. Rule 6.

The board adopts by reference the standards of the council on chiropractic education, commission on accreditation, as specified in the publication entitled, "Standards for Chiropractic Programs and Institutions," January 1999. The standards are available from The Council on Chiropractic Education, 7975 North Hayden Road, Suite A210, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258, at no cost. The standards are also available at the Board of Chiropractic, Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 611 West Ottawa Street, P. O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.
History: 1979 ACS 9, Eff. Jan. 14, 1982; 2000 MR 6, Eff. May. 4, 2000.

Minnesota
Phone: 612.617.2222
http://www.mn-chiroboard.state.mn.us/

Minnesota Statutes 2001, Chapter 148

148.06 Application; examination; license; fee
Subdivision 1. License required; qualifications. No person shall practice chiropractic in this state without first being licensed by the state board of chiropractic examiners. The applicant shall have earned at least one-half of all academic credits required for awarding of a baccalaureate degree from the University of Minnesota, or other university, college, or community college of equal standing, in subject matter determined by the board, and taken a four-year resident course of at least eight months each in a school or college of chiropractic or in a chiropractic program that is accredited by the council on chiropractic education or accredited by an agency approved by the United States Office of Education or their successors as of January 1, 1988.

Mississippi

Phone: 662.773.4478

Mississippi Code : TITLE 73 PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS : CHAPTER 6 CHIROPRACTORS :

§ 73-6-13. Qualifications of applicants for license; examination
(1) Any adult citizen of the United States of good moral character who has (a) graduated from a school or college of chiropractic recognized by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, preceded by the successful completion of at least two (2) academic years at an accredited institution of higher learning, or accredited junior college

Missouri
Phone: 573.751.2104
www.ded.state.mo.us/regulatorylicensing/professionalregistration/

Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 331 Chiropractors

Section 331.030 Application for license, requirements, fees--reciprocity--rulemaking, procedure
3. Before a person shall be eligible to sit for a practical examination, the applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has received, prior to entering chiropractic college, a minimum of sixty credit hours, leading to a baccalaureate degree, from a preprofessional college, which credit must be in those subjects, hours and course content as may be provided for by the Council on Chiropractic Education or, in the absence of the Council on Chiropractic Education or its provision for such subjects, hours and course content, as adopted by rule of the board. The examination applicant shall also provide evidence satisfactory to the board of having graduated from a chiropractic college having status with the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor. Any senior student in a chiropractic college having status with the Commission on Accreditation on the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor, may take a practical examination administered or approved by the board under such requirements and conditions as are adopted by the board by rule, but no license shall be issued until all of the requirements for licensure have been met.

Montana

Phone: 406.841.2393
www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd

Montana Code 2001- TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS CHAPTER 12. CHIROPRACTIC

37-12-302. Applications -- qualifications -- fees
(1) A person wishing to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the department, on the form and in the manner prescribed by the board, at least 21 days prior to a meeting of the board. Each applicant must be a graduate of or expect to graduate within 90 days prior to the next licensing examination administered by the board from a college of chiropractic approved by the board, in which the applicant has attended a course of study of 4 school years of not less than 9 months each. The applicant shall present evidence showing proof of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Application must be made in writing, must be sworn to by an officer authorized to administer oaths, and must recite the history of applicant's educational qualifications, how long the applicant has studied chiropractic, of what school or college the applicant is a graduate, and the length of time the applicant has been engaged in practice. The application must be accompanied with copies of diplomas and certificates and satisfactory evidence of good character and reputation.
(2) The applicant shall pay to the department a license fee prescribed by the board. A fee must also be paid for a subsequent examination and application.
(3) A person who is licensed in another state or who previously graduated from or was enrolled in a chiropractic college accredited by the council on chiropractic education on or before October 1, 1995, is exempt from the bachelor's degree requirement

Nebraska

Phone: 402.471.2299
www.hhs.state.ne.us/

NEBRASKA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REGULATION AND LICENSURE TITLE 172 PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE CHAPTER 29 PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC

29-003.01A. Procedures For Licensure As A Chiropractor/Chiropractic Physician By Examination:
An applicant for a license to practice chiropractic on the basis of an examination must:
1. Have graduated from an accredited chiropractic program or institution

Nevada
Phone: 775.688.1919
www.state.nv.us/chirobd/

Nevada Revised Statutes-CHAPTER 634 CHIROPRACTIC LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

NRS634.090Licenses: Qualifications of applicants.
1. An applicant must, in addition to the requirements of NRS 634.070 and 634.080, furnish satisfactory evidence to the board:
(a) That he is of good moral character;
(b) Not less than 60 days before the date of the examination, that he has a high school education and is a graduate from a college of chiropractic which is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or which has a reciprocal agreement with the Council on Chiropractic Education, whose minimum course of study leading to the degree of doctor of chiropractic consists of not less than 4,000 hours of credit which includes instruction in each of the following subjects...

New Hampshire
Phone: 603.271.4560

Title XXX Occupations and Professions. Chapter 316-A Chiropractic

Section 316-A:11 fees; Qualifications.-
I. Each applicant shall pay to the secretary-treasurer a fee, established by the board, for which the applicant shall be entitled to an examination and to a reexamination, if necessary, within one year.
II. The applicant shall:
(a) Have graduated from a degree granting chiropractic college which is accredited by an established chiropractic accrediting body, approved by the United States Department of Education; or
(b) Have completed a chiropractic program at a chiropractic institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education.

New Jersey

December 5, 2002-Life University receives a letter from New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners with updated information concerning licensure.

October 23, 2002-Life University receives a letter from New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners with updated information concerning licensure.

Phone: 973.504.6395
www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm

New Jersey Statutes Annotated Title 45, Chapter 9. State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Statutes and Regulations

45:9-41.6. School, institution or college of chiropractic; approval and accreditation; standards
The board shall accept as an applicant for licensure as a chiropractor any individual who has graduated from a school, institution or college of chiropractic which was approved during the individual's entire course of study by the board, and accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education, or the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association, or other accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education.

New Mexico
Phone: 505.827.7171

New Mexico Statutes- Chapter 61 Professional and Ocucupational Licenses. Article 4 Chiropractic

61-4-5. Evidence of graduation; creditation of college
In addition to the requirements prescribed in Section 61-4-4 NMSA 1978, all applicants for licensure who have matriculated at a chiropractic college after October 1, 1975 shall present evidence of having graduated from a chiropractic college having status with the accrediting commission of the council or chiropractic education of the equivalent thereof.

New York

Phone: 518.474.3817
www.op.nysed.gov/

New York State Law- Title VIII - The Professions- ARTICLE 132 CHIROPRACTIC

Section 6554. Requirements for a professional license.
To qualify for a license as a chiropractor, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, including two years of preprofessional college study and completion of a four-year resident program in chiropractic, in accordance with the commissioner`s regulations;

North Carolina

Phone: 704.793.1342
www.ncchiroboard.org/

NORTH CAROLINA

90-143. (Effective July 1, 1993) Definitions of chiropractic; examinations; educational requirements

(b) It shall be the duty of the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (hereinafter referred to as "Board") to examine for licensure to practice chiropractic in this State any applicant who is or will become within 60 days of examination, a graduate of a four-year chiropractic college that is either accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or deemed by the Board to be the equivalet of such a college and who furnishes to the Board, in the manner prescribed by the Board, all of the following:
(1)Satisfactory evidence of good moral character;
(2)Proof that the applicant has received a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accreditation body recognized by the United States Department of Education
(3) Transcript confirming that the applicant has received at least 4,200 hours of accredited chiropractic education. The Board shall not count any hours earned at an institution that was not accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or was not, as determined by the Board, the equivalent of such an institution at the time the hours were earned.
(c)The Board shall not issue a license to any applicant until the applicant exhibits a diploma or other proof that the Doctor of Chiropractic degree has been conferred.

North Dakota
Phone: 701.352.1690

Ohio
Phone: 614.644.7032
www.state.oh.us/chr/

4734-1-06 Educational Standards for Board-Approved Chiropractic Colleges
(C) The "Council on Chiropractic Education" designations of full accreditation and recognized candidate for accreditation, shall be deemed as evidence that the school has met the standards required in this rule for board-approved status; however, final approval shall be determined by the board.
(D) Provisional board approval shall be granted to those schools or colleges of chiropractic which were approved by the Ohio state medical board under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, as of January 1, 1971, provided the applicant had been enrolled in a full-time continuous course of study prior to March 23, 1976. Final approval shall be determined by the board.
(E) Graduates who have received a diploma from chiropractic colleges approved by this board prior to March 10, 1980, shall furnish proof of having received the educational and clinical training requirements of this rule. After March 10, 1980, no applicant shall be accepted for licensure in this state unless he has graduated from a chiropractic college that has been granted the status of "board-approved school" or "board-approved college" from this board except as otherwise provided for in this rule. If such board approval shall have been granted after the date of the applicant's graduation, the applicant shall be accepted for licensure in this state only upon demonstration to the satisfaction of the board that the educational and clinical training received by the applicant would have substantially fulfilled the requirements of this rule as effective on the date that the college was granted such board approval. An applicant who graduated prior to the date such board approval was granted, and whose educational and/or clinical training was deficient under the terms of this paragraph and who completes further training at a board-approved school or board-approved college so as to fulfill the requirements of this rule as effective on the date that the college was granted such board approval shall be accepted for licensure in this state.
(F) The board may withdraw approval of a chiropractic college at any time if such college is not in compliance with the provisions of the rules of the board and the educational standards for board-approved chiropractic colleges established by the board. Chiropractic colleges that have been granted board-approved status prior to the effective date of this rule shall have one year to comply with the provisions of this rule or the status of board-approved may be withdrawn by the board. If, in the opinion of the board, there is evidence that a chiropractic college having status of board-approved is not in compliance with the rules of the board and the educational standards for board-approved chiropractic colleges established by the board, the board shall issue a warning letter to the chief administrative officer of such college stating that board-approved status may be withdrawn and the reasons for this action. Such letter shall be sent at least ninety days prior to such contemplated action by the board. Reinstatement of the status, "board-approved school" or "board-approved college," may be granted by the board if such college furnishes proof of compliance with the rules of the board and the educational standards for board-approved chiropractic colleges as set forth in this rule.
(G) A chiropractic college (applicant) may apply for the status of "board-approved school" or "board-approved college" by requesting information from the board regarding educational standards for board-approved chiropractic colleges and submitting proof of compliance with the eligibility requirements as established by the board.

Oklahoma

Phone: 405.528.5505
www.state.ok.us/~chiro/obce.htm

Part II TITLE 140. BOARD OF CHIOPRACTIC EXMAINERS- SUBCHAPTER 3. APPLICATION, EXAMINATION AND LICENSING

140:10-3-1. Application for an original license by examination
(a) An application to the Board for an original license to practice chiropractic shall be made on forms created and approved by the Board and shall be signed and verified under oath by the applicant. The application shall include:
(1) an original, unretouched black and white photograph of the applicant, taken within six (6) months prior to the date of submission of the applicant, showing the applicant’s head and shoulders, front view, which photograph shall be approximately two inches (2"X 2") in size;
(2) the affidavits of two (2) chiropractic physicians who are not related to or under financial obligation to the applicant and which state that the applicant is of good moral character;
(3) a copy of the applicant’s high school diploma, certified as being a true and correct copy;
(4) a copy of the applicant’s pre-chiropractic college or university transcript or transcripts, certified:
(A) by an official of the issuing college or university as being true and correct; and
(B) by an official of the University of Oklahoma as containing at least sixty (60) hours of college credit accepted by the University of Oklahoma;
(5) a copy of the applicant’s diploma from an accredited chiropractic college, certified by and official of the issuing college as being true and correct, except as provided in (b) of this Section;

Oregon

Phone: 503.378.5816
www.obce.state.or.us/

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 684-Chiropractors LICENSING

Section 684.040

Application for license; qualifications; fees. (1) Any person applying for a license to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, upon such form and in such manner as may be provided by the board. The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $150.
(2) Each applicant shall furnish to the board:
(a) Evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant’s good moral character.
(b) A certificate of proficiency in the fundamental sciences (Part I, taken subsequent to January 1, 1971) issued to the applicant by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(c) Evidence of successful completion of at least two years of liberal arts and sciences study, in any college or university accredited by either the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges or a like regional association or in any college or university in Oregon approved for granting degrees by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.
(d) A diploma and transcript, certified by the registrar, or other documents satisfactory to the board evidencing graduation from a chiropractic school or college approved by the board under the board’s academic standards, or from a school accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor agency, under standards that are accepted and adopted biennially by the board in the version applied to that school by the accrediting agency.

Pennsylvania

Phone: 717.783.7155
www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/chibd/mainpage.htm

Chapter 5 Licensure and Regulation. Subchapter A. Licensure

Section 501. Applications for license

(a) Requirement for licensure.- An applicant for a license under this avct shall submit satisfactory proof to the board that the appolicant meets all of the following:
(5) Has graduated from an approved college of chiropractic, with successful completion of not less than the minimum number of hours of classroom and laboratory instruction required by regulation of the board, which minimum shall be at least 4,000 hours.

Rhode Island
Phone: 401.222.2827

Section 3.0 Qualification For Licensure
3.1-Chiropractic:
An applicant seeking licensure to practice chiropractic in this state shall present evidence satisfactory to the Division, verified by oath, that he/she:
d. has successfully graduated from a chiropractic school or college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education and approved by the Division

South Carolina

May 17, 2003- On Thursday, May 15, 2003, the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners met to decide whether Life University College of Chiropractic Graduates would be eligible to apply for licensure. By a unanimous vote Life Graduates were accepted for eligibility to apply for licensure in the state of South Carolina effective immediately.

Phone: 803.896.4587
www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Chiropractors/

Chiropractic Examiners Practice Act- CHAPTER 9. CHIROPRACTORS AND CHIROPRACTIC

SECTION 40-9-40. Qualifications of applicants for licenses.
No person may be granted a license to engage in the practice of chiropractic unless he presents proof that he has at least two years of pre-professional college credits from a college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or an accrediting agency of equal status and recognition and that he is a graduate of a chiropractic college which is accredited by or has recognized candidate status with the Council on Chiropractic Education or with the Commission on Accreditation of the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association or meets equivalent standards.

South Dakota
Phone: 605.343.7440
www.state.sd.us/dcr/chiropractic/

South Dakota- ARTICLE 20:41 CHIROPRACTORS CHAPTER 20:41:04 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

20:41:04:01.Approved chiropractic schools.
All applicants for licensure who matriculate in a chiropractic college after October 1, 1975, must present evidence of having graduated from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or from a college which meets equivalent standards in §20:41:04:03.

Tennessee
Phone: 615-532-5138
www.state.tn.us/health/

General Rules and Regulations Governing the Practice of Chiropractic Examiners

0260-2-.04 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE.
(1) To qualify for licensure by examination, a chiropractic physician must:
(a) Provide evidence that he/she is well regarded in moral character and professional ethics (rule 0260-2-.05(l)(g)).
(b) Education:
1. Provide proof of attendance at a chiropractic college for four (4) school years of not less than nine (9) months each and graduation from a chiropractic college having status with the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or graduation from an international chiropractic college approved by the Board;

Texas

Phone: 512.305.6700
www.tbce.state.tx.us/

Texas Occupations Code SUBTITLE C- OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES. CHAPTER 201. CHIROPRACTORS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 201.302. Licensing Examination Application
(a) An applicant for a license by examination must present satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) is of good moral character;
(3) has completed 60 semester hours of college courses at a school other than a chiropractic school; and
(4) is either a graduate or a final semester student of a bona fide reputable chiropractic school.
(b) An application for examination must be:
(1) made in writing;
(2) verified by affidavit;
(3) filed with the secretary-treasurer of the board on a form prescribed by the board; and
(4) accompanied by a fee.
(c) Each applicant shall be given reasonable notice of the time and place of the examination.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

§ 201.303. Educational Requirements
(a) To comply with the requirements of Section 201.302(a)(3), the applicant must submit to the board a transcript of credits that certifies that the applicant has satisfactorily completed 60 or more semester hours of college credits at a college or university that issues credits accepted by The University of Texas at Austin for a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree.
(b) The credits required under Subsection (a) include the satisfactory completion of courses in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, bacteriology, pathology, hygiene, and public health. In this subsection, "satisfactory completion" means an average of 75 percent or better in each course.
(c) The board may charge a fee of not more than $50 for verifying that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this section.
(d) A bona fide reputable chiropractic school that satisfies Section 201.302(a)(4) is one that:
(1) has entrance requirements and a course of instruction as high as those of a better class of chiropractic schools in the United States;
(2) maintains a resident course of instruction equivalent to:
(A) not less than four terms of eight months each; or
(B) not less than the number of semester hours required by The University of Texas for a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree;
(3) provides a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects listed in Section 201.305(b); and
(4) has the necessary teaching staff and facilities for proper instruction in all of the fundamental subjects listed in Section 201.305(b).

Utah

Phone: 801.530.6403
www.commerce.state.ut.us/

Utah State Code Title 58 Occupations and Professions Chapter 73 Chiropractic Pysician Practice Act. Part 3 Licensure

58-73-302. Qualifications for licensure
(1) Each applicant for licensure as a chiropractic physician, other than those applying for a license based on licensure as a chiropractor or chiropractic physician in another jurisdiction, shall:
(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63-38-3.2;
(c) be of good moral character;
(d) demonstrate satisfactory completion of at least two years of general study in a college or university;
(e) demonstrate having earned a degree of doctor of chiropractic from a chiropractic college or university that at the time the degree was conferred was accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, Inc., or an equivalent chiropractic accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education and by the division rule made in collaboration with the board;

Vermont
Phone: 802.828.2390
vtprofessionals.org/opr1/chiropractors/

§ 531. License by examination
To be eligible for licensure under this section, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Have attained the age of majority.
(2) Present proof of having graduated from a four-year school of chiropractic, accredited by a chiropractic accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education, which requires not less than 4,400 hours as a resident student or submit to the board proof of equivalent education as provided in rules for foreign-trained persons.
(3) Pass the examinations required by section 532 of this title which shall be administered in the manner and places designated by the board.

Virginia
Phone: 804.662.9927
www.dhp.state.va.us/

Practice of Medine, Osteopathy, Podiatry, Chiropractic, and Physician Acapunture. PART III.LICENSURE: GENERAL AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

18 VAC 85-20-121. Educational requirements: Graduates of approved institutions
C. For licensure in chiropractic.
1. If the applicant matriculated in a chiropractic college on or after July 1, 1975, he shall be a graduate of a chiropractic college accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council of Chiropractic Education or any other organization approved by the board.
18 VAC 85-20-122. Educational requirements: Graduates and former students of institutions not approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the board.
A. A graduate of an institution not approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the board shall present documentary evidence that he:
1. Was enrolled and physically in attendance at the institution's principal site for a minimum of two consecutive years and fulfilled at least half of the degree requirements while enrolled two consecutive academic years at the institution's principal site;
2. Has fulfilled the applicable requirements of § 54.1-2930 of the Code of Virginia.;
3. Has obtained a certificate from the Educational Council of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), or its equivalent. Proof of licensure by the board of another State or Territory of the United States or a Province of Canada may be accepted in lieu of ECFMG certification.
4. Has had supervised clinical training as a part of his curriculum in an approved hospital, institution or school of medicine offering an approved residency program in the specialty area for the clinical training received, if such training was received in the United States.
5. Has completed three years of satisfactory postgraduate training as an intern or resident in a hospital or health care facility offering an approved internship or residency training program when such a program is approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the board for internship and residency.
a. The board may substitute other postgraduate training or study for up to two years of the three-year requirement when such training or study has occurred in the United States or Canada and is:
(1) An approved fellowship program; or
(2) A position teaching medical students, interns, or residents in a medical school program approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the board for internship and residency training.
b. The board may substitute continuous full time practice of five years or more with a limited professorial license in Virginia, and one year of postgraduate training in a foreign country, in lieu of three years of postgraduate training.
6. Has received a degree from the institution.

Washington State
Phone: 360.236.4700
Wasington State Chiropractic Commission

Title 246 WAC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CHIROPRACTIC QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMISSION

WAC 246-808-105 Chiropractic licensure -- Initial eligibility and application requirements.

To be eligible for Washington state chiropractic licensure, the applicant shall complete an application provided by the commission, and shall include written documentation to meet the eligibility criteria for licensure.
(1) Eligibility. An applicant shall provide proof that applicant:
(a) Graduated from an accredited chiropractic college approved by the commission and show satisfactory evidence of completion of a resident course of study of at least four thousand classroom hours of instruction.

West Virginia
Phone: 304.722.1424
www.state.wv.us/wvboc/

ARTICLE 16. CHIROPRACTORS

§30-16-6. Application for license; requirements for licensure.

(b) Each applicant shall establish to the board that the applicant:
(1) Is eighteen years of age or older;
(2) Is of good moral character;
(3) Is a graduate of an accredited high school giving a four-year course or has an education equivalent to the same;
(4) Has attended for at least two academic years, consisting of no less than sixty semester hours, an accredited academic college or university and that after the first day of July, two thousand five, the applicant has obtained a bachelor's degree consisting of no less than one hundred twenty-eight semester hours from an accredited academic college or university, with a minimum of sixty hours in basic sciences mandated by the council on chiropractic education;
(5) Is a holder of the degree of doctor of chiropractic from and a graduate of a chiropractic college or school located in the United States, its territories or possessions which was approved by the council on chiropractic education or its successor at the time the degree was conferred or that the applicant is the holder of a degree of doctor of chiropractic from college of a foreign country that the board determines is acceptable as set forth in section eight;

Wisconsin
Phone: 608.266.0145
http://www.drl.state.wi.us/

Chapter Chir 3 LICENSE REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL

Chir 3.03 Licensure by endorsement.
(1) QUALIFICATIONS. The board shall grant a license to a chiropractor who holds a valid license by the proper authorities of any other jurisdiction provided the applicant:
(a) Does not have an arrest or conviction record subject to ss.111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, Stats.
(b) Has graduated from a college of chiropractic accredited by the council on chiropractic education and approved by the board.

Wyoming

Phone: 307.777.6529
soswy.state.wy.us/director/ag-bd/chiro.htm

Department of Commerce, Board of Chiropractic Examiners- CHAPTER 3 STANDARDS TO BE FOLLOWED

Section 3. Criteria and Procedures, Acceptance
(a)The Board accepts the criteria and procedures of the Commission Accreditation of
the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor.
(b)All applicants for licensure that matriculated in a chiropractic college after October
1, 1975, must present evidence of having graduated from a chiropractic college having accredited status with the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor, or from a chiropractic college which meets equivalent standards thereof.
(c)An institution may obtain equivalency approval by the Board if the standards which
the institution utilizes are equivalent to those published and utilized by the Council on Chiropractic Education.

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Canadian Provincial Associations and Information

Listed below are the chiropractic laws for each Canadian Province. This information is believed to be accurate, but not warranted. Therefore, we have included the phone number and website for each Provincial Association;please contact your province for the most recent legislation and information.


Alberta New Brunswick Ontario
British Columbia Newfoundland Prince Edward Island
Manitoba Nova Scotia Quebec
Saskatchewan

Alberta
College of Chiropractors of Alberta
Phone: (780) 420-0932
http://www.ccoa.ab.ca/

CHIROPRACTIC PROFESSION ACT Chapter C-13 PART 3

1984 cC-9.1 s15
Applications for registration
17 An application for registration as a registered member shall not be approved by the Registration Committee unless the applicant
(a) produces documentation satisfactory to the Registration Committee that shows that
(i) the applicant has obtained the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from an approved faculty of chiropractic,
(ii) the Universities Co-ordinating Council is satisfied that the applicant's academic qualifications are substantially equivalent to the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from an approved faculty of chiropractic, or
(iii) the applicant is a member in good standing of an approved chiropractic professional association in a jurisdiction outside Alberta, and
(b) meets the character and other requirements set out in the regulations.

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British Columbia
British Columbia Chiropractic Association
(604) 270-1332
http://www.bcchiro.com/

CHIROPRACTORS ACT [RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 48, Section 10

10 (1) Only the persons who produce a certificate of having successfully completed the first year of a recognized Canadian university or its equivalent, and who are duly qualified chiropractors and graduates of a recognized college of chiropractic, are entitled to apply for registration as chiropractors under this Act and become members of the college.

(2) For the purpose of this section a candidate must have attended the recognized college for a minimum of 8months in each of 4oneyear periods.

(3) Before a person is lawfully entitled to register and practise as a chiropractor within British Columbia, the person must take and pass an examination satisfactory to the examining board on the following subjects: chiropractic philosophy, chiropractic technique and practice, neurology, Xray technique and interpretation, anatomy (including histology and embryology), physiology, chemistry, pathology, bacteriology, diagnosis and symptomatology, hygiene and sanitation.

(4) In a written report to the board the examining board must indicate the results of its investigation and examination of each person who applies for registration as a member of the college to practise chiropractic in British Columbia.

(5) If the board is satisfied that an applicant is qualified to practise chiropractic and that he or she is a person of integrity and good moral character, it must, subject to the rules, grant the person a certificate of registration that entitles the person to the rights and privileges conferred by this Act.

(6) Despite the other provisions of this section, the board may, in its discretion, admit to registration and to practice as a chiropractor under this Act any chiropractor who has successfully passed examinations of, or has obtained national registration under, the national examining board of the Canadian Chiropractic Association.

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Manitoba
Manitoba Chiropractors' Association
(204) 942-3000
http://www.mbchiro.org/

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New Brunswick
New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
(506) 357-8803

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Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador Chiropractic Association
(709) 726-0585

CONSOLIDATED NEWFOUNDLAND REGULATION 1101/96 Chiropractors Regulations
under the Chiropractors Act (O.C. 96-941)

Registration and applicant procedure
Section 5.(2) Applicants seeking licensure under section 9 of the Act must also comply with the following requirements:
(a) that the applicant be 19 years of age and submit proof of being a Canadian citizen, birth certificate, or of being legally entitled to work in Canada with their application;
(b) that the applicant complete an application form and return it to the chairperson of the examining committee with the appropriate application and examination fees as prescribed by the board;
(c) that applications will not be considered for the current examination session if incomplete or if the following is not submitted to the examining committee:
(i) verification of all licences, if applicable,
(ii) 2 suitable recent photographs, passport style,
(iii) official chiropractic college, university and C.C.E.B. transcripts as soon as they become available, and
(iv) 3 letters of reference to be addressed to the board and mailed directly to the examining committee and that committee reserves the right to contact the references if further or specific information is required.

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Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors
(902) 861-2511
http://www.chiropractors.ns.ca/

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Ontario
Ontario Chiropractic Association
(905) 629-8211
http://www.chiropractic.on.ca/

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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Chiropractic Association
(902) 894-4400

Statutes of Prince Edward Island CHAPTER C-7 CHIROPRACTIC ACT

7. Any person may become a member
(a) by paying the membership fee;
(b) by filing an application for membership in a form prescribed by the regulations;
(c) by proving to the satisfaction of the Board that he has graduated from a chiropractic college approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education (Canada); and
(d) by proving to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant has passed such examination or examinations as may be prescribed by the regulations.

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Quebec
Association Des Chiropraticiens Du Quebec
(514) 355-0557
http://www.chiropratique.com/

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Saskatchewan
The Chiropractors' Association of Saskatchewan
(306) 585-1411
http://www.saskdc.org/

The Chiropractic Act. Chapter C-10.1 of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1994 c.C-10.1, s.19.

Registration
9(1) The board may register a person as a member and issue an annual licence to the person to practise chiropractic where the person:
(a) has paid the prescribed fees;
(b) has complied with the bylaws with respect to registration;
(c) has successfully completed an education program in chiropractic approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education (Canada);

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