Sec. 08.20.120. Qualifications for license.

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(a)An applicant shall be issued a license to practice chiropractic if the applicant

(1)has a high school education or its equivalent;

(2)has successfully completed at least two academic years of study in a college of liberal arts or sciences or has engaged in the active licensed practice of chiropractic for three of the four years preceding the filing of the application;

(3)is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic that

(A)is accredited by or a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Chiropractic Education or a successor accrediting agency recognized by the board; or

(B)if an accrediting agency under

(A)of this paragraph does not exist, requires the completion of a minimum of 4,000 hours of formal education and training in order to graduate, including

(i)150 hours of chiropractic philosophy or principles;

(ii)1200 hours of basic sciences, including anatomy, chemistry, physiology, and pathology;

(iii)1400 hours of preclinical technique, including diagnosis, chiropractic technique, and x-rays; and

(iv)700 hours of clinical training;

(4)completes 120 hours of formal training in physiological therapeutics;

(5)passes an examination given by the board; and

(6)passes, to the satisfaction of the board, the parts of the examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners required by the board.

(b)[Repealed § 2 ch 93 SLA 1996.]