As used in this subchapter: (1) “Practice of chiropractic” means the diagnosis and treatment of human ailments, as taught by a school or college of chiropractic accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, recognized by the United States Department of Education, including: (A) The detection and correction of structural and functional imbalance, nerve interference, distortion, […]
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice chiropractic in the Virgin Islands, or to use any title, abbreviation, sign, card or device to indicate that such person is practicing chiropractic, except as provided in this subchapter.
(a) Any person desiring to practice chiropractic in the Virgin Islands shall obtain a license to do so in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. (b) A license issued pursuant to this subchapter for chiropractic practice shall be issued for a period of two years.
(a) As used in this subchapter, “Board” means the Virgin Islands Board of Chiropractic Examiners established under 3 V.I.C. § 415(b)(7) and authorized to operate under this subchapter. (b) Members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall serve a term of four years and may be reappointed. Upon the conclusion of the term of any […]
Applications for licensures shall be sent to the Board at least six weeks prior to the examination provided for by section 167f of this subchapter which the applicant desires to take, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed examination fee and by proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant— (1) is twenty-one years of […]
(a) The Board shall hold regular examinations twice a year in the Virgin Islands on the second Wednesday of June and November for admission to practice chiropractic. The examination shall have a written and an oral component, and shall cover such subjects as the Board prescribes, which, in accordance with accepted medical and chiropractic standards, […]
Examination License Certificate Chiropractors $145.00 $5.00 All fees shall be paid in accordance with regulations issued by the Board or incorporated in its by-laws. Any person, upon showing of proper justification, or who fails to pass the required examination, shall be admitted to one reexamination of any part with a grade lower than 65% without […]
The Board shall report its recommendations with respect to all applications to practice, including the results of all examinations and the Board’s investigation of the moral character and qualifications of applicants, to the Commissioner of Health who, upon due consideration that all requirements have been met, shall issue licenses to each qualifying applicant.
(a) Every person who obtains a license under the provisions of this subchapter, shall, within 30 days after issuance, register the license in the office of the Commissioner of Health. Thereafter such license shall be biennially registered as a condition to further practice upon payment at the office of the Commissioner of Health of a […]
(a) A license to practice as a chiropractor shall not permit the holder thereof to use radio-therapy, fluoroscopy, or any form of ionizing radiation except X-ray and imaging which may be used only as follows: (1) X-ray and imaging may be used for diagnostic and analytical purposes only; (2) [Deleted] (b) The requirements and limitations […]
(a) A license to practice chiropractic shall not permit the holder thereof to treat for any infectious or communicable diseases, any of the cardio-vascular-renal or cardio-pulmonary diseases, any surgical condition of the abdomen such as acute appendicitis, or any benign or malignant neoplasms; to perform surgical operations; to reduce fractures; to reduce dislocations except in […]
The title “Doctor”, “Doctor of Chiropractic” or its abbreviation “D.C.” shall not be used unless the chiropractic physician is the holder of an earned degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from an educational institution duly recognized by the Board, and the designation of “Chiropractic Physician,” “Doctor of Chiropractic,” or “Chiropractor” must appear immediately after the name. […]
Whoever practices chiropractic in the Virgin Islands as covered by this subchapter without having first obtained the license prescribed herein, or willfully violates any of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules and regulations issued hereunder, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
