PUBLIC Law Chapter 262

sufficient prior academic education. The applicant shall present a

diploma granted by a legally chartered chiropractic college, school

or university in good standing and having the power to confer

degrees in chiropractic, which diploma must show that it was

granted on personal attendance of the applicant and completion of a

course of 4 school years of not less than 8 months each and of a

total of 4,400 60-minute school hours. If an applicant

matriculated in a chiropractic college on or after January 1, 1984,

the diploma must show that it was granted by a chiropractic college

accredited by a chiropractic educational accrediting agency

approved by the United States Department of Education or its

successor agency or, if no accrediting agency exists, approved by

the board, or the applicant must have evidence of having

successfully passed a licensing procedure from another state having

similar requirements. If an applicant matriculated in a

chiropractic college before January 1, 1984, the diploma must show

that it was granted by a chiropractic college accredited as set out

in this section, or the applicant must present evidence of having

become a diplomat of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

or of having successfully passed a licensing procedure from another

state having similar requirements. Each applicant ~~must~~ shall

present a certificate of good moral character signed by a reputable

individual and any other reasonable and proper facts the board may

require in its application form.

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~~

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