§30-16-16. Initiation of Suspension or Revocation Proceedings Allowed and Required; Reporting of Information to Board Pertaining to Professional Malpractice and Professional Incompetence Required; Penalties
(a) The board may independently initiate suspension or revocation proceedings as well as initiate suspension or revocation proceedings based on information received from any person. The board shall initiate investigations as to professional incompetence or other reasons for which a licensed chiropractor may be adjudged unqualified if the board receives notice that five or more […]
§30-16-17. Who May Practice Chiropractic; Title of Chiropractor; Minimum Education Required for Spinal Manipulation
(a) No person licensed under chapter thirty of this code may perform or authorize a spinal manipulation or spinal adjustment without having first received a minimum of four hundred hours of classroom instruction in spinal manipulation or spinal adjustment and a minimum of eight hundred hours of supervised clinical training at a facility where spinal […]
§30-16-18. Scope of Practice; Chiropractic Assistants; Expert Testimony
(a) Any chiropractor who has complied with the provisions of this article may use any instrument or procedure, for the purpose of diagnosis and analysis of disease or abnormalities: Provided, That the person is trained to perform the procedures and use the instruments through a chiropractic college approved by the counsel on chiropractic education or […]
§30-16-9. Licensure by Endorsement; Temporary Licensure; Restricted Licensure
(a) The board is authorized, in its discretion, to issue a license by endorsement to an applicant who: (1) Has complied with all current chiropractic licensing requirements except for the oral examination;
§30-16-5. Powers and Duties of the Board
(a) The board shall: (1) Administer, coordinate and enforce the provisions of this article, evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise the examination of applicants, issue or deny original or endorsement licenses;
§30-16-6. Application for License; Requirements for Licensure
(a) Any person wanting to practice chiropractic in this state shall apply to the board for license to practice and shall provide the board and attest to the following information and documentation in a manner required by the board: (1) His or her full name, and any other name ever used, current address, social security […]
§30-16-7. Examination; Certificates of License
(a) No person may receive a license to practice chiropractic unless he or she successfully completes the national board of chiropractic examination Parts I, II, III and IV and an oral examination administered by the board covering jurisprudence. Examinations shall be conducted at least two times throughout the calendar year and the board shall issue […]
§30-16-7a. Special Volunteer Chiropractor License; Civil Immunity for Voluntary Services Rendered to Indigents
(a) There is established a special volunteer license for chiropractors retired or retiring from active practice who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special […]
§30-16-8. Licensing of Foreign Graduates
(a) Any person wanting to practice chiropractic in this state who is a graduate of a chiropractic school located outside the United States, its territories or possessions, shall establish to the board that the applicant: (1) Possesses a degree of doctor of chiropractic or a board approved equivalent based upon satisfactory completion of educational programs […]
§30-16-1. Purpose and Legislative Intent
It is declared to be a policy of this state that the practice of chiropractic is a privilege granted to qualified persons and that, in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare, protect the public from the unprofessional, improper, incompetent and unlawful practice of chiropractic, it is necessary to provide regulatory authority over […]