Any person who fulfills the minimum educational requirements prescribed by this article 215 and by the board, who is twenty-one years of age or older, who desires to obtain a license to practice chiropractic in this state, and who is not entitled to a license to practice chiropractic under other provisions of this article 215 may apply for a license upon the forms and in the manner prescribed by the board, which application shall be accompanied by an examination fee. The board may refuse to examine or license an applicant if the applicant has committed any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed chiropractor. The applicant shall be examined by the board or the board's designee in the subjects outlined in section 12-215-106 to determine the applicant's qualifications to practice chiropractic. A license shall be granted to all applicants who are found qualified by attaining a passing grade on the examinations adopted by the board. A chiropractic applicant shall not practice electrotherapy until the applicant presents evidence that the applicant has successfully completed a course of not less than one hundred twenty classroom hours in this subject at a school approved by the board or under the instruction of an approved provider.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1064, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1210), ch. 158, p. 707, § 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-33-112 as it existed prior to 2019.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
Part 1 - Regulation of Chiropractors
§ 12-215-101. Legislative Declaration - Unlawful Acts - License Required
§ 12-215-102. Applicability of Common Provisions
§ 12-215-105. Board Powers - Limits on Authority - Publications - Records - Rules
§ 12-215-106. Licensure - Minimum Education Requirements
§ 12-215-107. Display of License Required
§ 12-215-108. Application for License - Fee - Examination
§ 12-215-109. Licensure by Endorsement
§ 12-215-110. Renewal of License
§ 12-215-111. Change of Address - Reporting Required
§ 12-215-112. Persons Licensed Under Previous Laws
§ 12-215-113. Continuing Education
§ 12-215-114. Professional Liability Insurance Required - Rules
§ 12-215-116. Mental and Physical Examination of Licensees
§ 12-215-118. Disciplinary Proceedings
§ 12-215-119. Professional Review Committee - Immunity
§ 12-215-120. Cease-and-Desist Orders
§ 12-215-121. Unauthorized Practice - Penalties - Exemption
§ 12-215-123. Duty of District Attorneys - Duty of Department of Regulatory Agencies
§ 12-215-125. Reporting Requirements
§ 12-215-126. Confidentiality - Exceptions
§ 12-215-128. Chiropractic Assistants
§ 12-215-129. Confidential Agreement to Limit Practice
§ 12-215-130. Chiropractic Students - Chiropractic Services - Consent - Rules