(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(b) [Repealed ยง 2 ch 93 SLA 1996.]
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 8. Business and Professions
Article 2. Licensing and Regulation.
Sec. 08.20.100. Practice of chiropractic.
Sec. 08.20.110. Application for license.
Sec. 08.20.120. Qualifications for license.
Sec. 08.20.141. Licensure by credentials.
Sec. 08.20.155. Professional designation.
Sec. 08.20.160. Temporary permits.
Sec. 08.20.163. Temporary permit for locum tenens practice.
Sec. 08.20.165. Inactive license status.
Sec. 08.20.167. Retired license status.
Sec. 08.20.168. Chiropractic clinical assistant.
Sec. 08.20.170. Disciplinary sanctions; refusal to issue or renew license.
Sec. 08.20.185. Utilization review committee; confidentiality.