<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="3-304" title_number="3" title_name="Chiropractors" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Board shall give examinations to applicants at least twice in each calendar year at the times and places that the Board determines.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board shall notify each qualified applicant of the time and place of examination.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board–administered examination shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The general laws and regulations of the State on the practice of chiropractic; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The laws and regulations on infection control.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic only if the applicant answers correctly at least 75% of all the questions on the Board–administered examination.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An applicant shall pay to the Board an examination fee set by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The payment of one examination fee entitles an applicant to take the Board–administered examination twice.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>If an applicant fails the Board–administered examination twice, the applicant may retake the examination if the applicant pays the appropriate fee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In addition to the written examination administered by the Board, an applicant shall take and pass all applicable sections of the national examination administered by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners or its successor entity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An equivalent national chiropractic testing entity approved by the Board; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An equivalent foreign chiropractic testing entity approved by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
