Sec. A-4. 32 MRSA §552, as amended by PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §49, is further amended to read:

§552. Examination of applicants; subjects included; license;

endorsement

The board applicant shall require the applicant to submit to an application for examination that demonstrates qualifications for the practice of chiropractic together with the required examination fee as set under section 558. The examination must include the subjects of anatomy, physiology, symptomatology, hygiene, sanitation, chemistry, pathology, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, dietetics, bacteriology, chiropractic analysis, the principles and practice of chiropractic as taught in reputable chiropractic schools and colleges and any other subjects the board determines necessary. If the examination is passed in a manner satisfactory to the board, the board shall issue, upon payment of the required license fee as set under section 558, to the applicant a license granting that individual the right to practice chiropractic in this State.

An individual licensed by a chiropractic board of any other state or territory having a standard equal to that of this State may be licensed without examination upon the payment of a fee of $225 and submission of a chiropractic diploma and proof of licensure in that other state. The board may, in its discretion, require an examination of the applicant.

The board may waive the examination requirements and grant a license to any applicant who presents proof of being licensed to practice in another jurisdiction of the United States or another country whose licensing requirements are considered by the board to be substantially equivalent to or higher than those set forth in this chapter, if no cause exists for denial of a license under section 503-A.__The applicant shall pay the required license fee as set under section 558.

Sec. A-5. 32 MRSA §553-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 386, Pt. E, §1, is further amended to read:

§553-A. Licenses renewal procedure; continuing education

1. Renewal procedure. The board shall notify every licensed chiropractor of the expiration date of the chiropractic license and indicate the amount of the fee required for biennial renewal. Notice must be mailed to each licensee's last known address at least 30 days before the expiration date of that