Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Section 25-2 - Application for LicensureA. Application. Any person desiring to be licensed as a chiropractor must apply to the Board and provide all information and documentation required by the Board. Applications and accompanying documents will be valid for one (1) year from the initial application date. After one (1) year, a new application with attendant documents and appropriate fees must be submitted. Applicants must be within ninety (90) days of graduation or graduated, and have passed all applicable National Board examinations. Applications must include: (1) Pre-professional education transcript. A certified copy of the applicant's transcript from an accredited pre-professional college. An applicant's transcript must indicate two years (60 semester hours) toward a degree from a college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or an accrediting agency of equal status and recognition.(2) Chiropractic college transcript. A certified copy of the applicant's transcript from a chiropractic college accredited by or having recognized candidate status with the Council of Chiropractic Education or with the Commission on Accreditation of the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association or meeting equivalent standards. Students who are within ninety (90) days of graduation may submit an attested letter from the chiropractic college establishing estimated date of graduation.(3) National Board of Chiropractic Examiners scores. Applicants must have completed and passed all required parts of the National Board examinations prior to application for the South Carolina license.(a) Graduates from a chiropractic college prior to July 1, 1987, must have passed Parts I and II and/or passed an examination approved by the Board, such as the Special Purpose Examination for Chiropractic (SPEC) or Part IV or another state's practical exam.(b) Graduates from a chiropractic college on or after July 1, 1987, but before January 1, 1997, must have passed Parts I, II and III and passed a practical examination approved by the Board, such as the Special Purpose Examination for Chiropractic (SPEC) or Part IV or another state's practical exam.(c) Applicants graduating from a chiropractic college on or after January 1, 1997, must have passed Parts I, II, III, and IV with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) recommended passing score.(4) South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners Ethics and Jurisprudence Examination. Applicants shall be tested in South Carolina law and ethics and pass with a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or more. If an applicant fails to achieve a score of seventy-five percent (75%) or more the applicant may retake the examination within one (1) year.(5) Verification(s) of Licensure. Complete verification of licensure, active or inactive, is required from each state in which the applicant is or has been licensed.(6) Photographs. Two (2) recent passport-size photographs of the applicant.(7) Fees. Licensure fees will be established by the Department in conjunction with the Board and adjudicated in accordance with Sections 40-9-50 and 40-1-50(D).
B. Denial of application. An application may be denied if the applicant has committed any act which indicates that the applicant does not possess the character and fitness to practice chiropractic, including any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensed chiropractor.Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 4, eff April 23, 1993; State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 1999; State Register Volume 24, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 2000; State Register Volume 33, Issue No. 4, eff April 24, 2009; State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 6, eff June 28, 2013; State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2020; State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.