(1) Any person applying for a license to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, upon such form and in such manner as may be provided by the board. The application must be accompanied by nonrefundable fees of:
(a) $150; and
(b) The amount established by the board by rule under ORS 181.534.
(2) Each applicant shall furnish to the board:
(a) Evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant’s good moral character.
(b) A certificate of proficiency in the fundamental sciences (Part I, taken subsequent to January 1, 1971) issued to the applicant by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(c) Evidence of successful completion of at least two years of liberal arts and sciences study, in any college or university accredited by either the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges or a like regional association or in any college or university in Oregon approved for granting degrees by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.
(d) A diploma and transcript, certified by the registrar, or other documents satisfactory to the board evidencing graduation from a chiropractic school or college approved by the board under the board’s academic standards, or from a school accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor agency, under standards that are accepted and adopted biennially by the board in the version applied to that school by the accrediting agency.
(e) A statement of any other health care provider license in this state held by the applicant, with identifying information required by the board.
(3) The board may waive the requirements of subsection (2)(c) of this section for any applicant for a license to practice chiropractic if the applicant is licensed in another state and practiced chiropractic in that state, but the applicant must pass the examination authorized by ORS 684.050 or by ORS 684.052. [Amended by 1953 c.432 §2; 1969 c.191 §1; 1973 c.31 §4; 1975 c.492 §2; 1985 c.354 §4; 1987 c.376 §1; 1989 c.805 §1; 1991 c.300 §1; 1991 c.892 §2; 1995 c.493 §3; 1997 c.264 §6; 1997 c.652 §41; 2005 c.730 §84]
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