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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.43.01.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="43" chapter_num="01" heading="Licenses.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Temporary Licenses. The Board may not issue any temporary license to practice chiropractic in Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An individual practicing chiropractic without a license shall be prosecuted and subject to penalties as prescribed in Health Occupations Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Board shall issue a license only upon an applicant's successful completion of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' examination, Parts I, II, III, and IV;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Jurisprudence examination; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Physiotherapy examination, if applicable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Board may waive educational or examination requirements for any licensed chiropractor applying to practice exclusively with a visiting organization for not more than 30 days per calendar year if the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Chiropractor practices in a Board-approved, recognized jurisdiction with an active license in good standing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Practice is limited exclusively to members of the visiting organization; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Chiropractor submits a timely request by application in accordance with Board procedures.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Display of License in Office. A license holder shall display conspicuously at all times at the license holders' place of business the license granted by the Board.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The license holder shall notify the Board of any change in the name or address of the license holder, in writing, within 60 days after the change occurs.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Licensure by Credential.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An application for licensure by credential shall be based on a written SPEC examination administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, a jurisprudence examination administered by the Board, and the education and professional qualifications of the applicant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At the Board's discretion, an applicant for licensure by credential shall appear before the Board in person before the license is granted.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Renewals.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A license holder failing to renew a license shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be notified by the Board by certified mail of the delinquency; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Have the license lapse into non-renewed status if the license holder does not renew by September 30th of the renewal year.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Continuing Education.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Upon renewal, when audited by the Board, a license holder shall submit written evidence of the successful completion of the number of continuing education hours and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification required by the Board for renewal.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The license holder shall have completed the required credit hours by the time of renewal.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>This evidence may include a photocopy of the official transcript or a report of the completion of the course.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Only a course program approved by the Board may be used to meet the continuing education requirement of §H(2) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The requirement may be waived by the Board upon proof of unusual and extreme hardship or disability, and upon application to the Board at least 60 days before September 1.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Reinstatements. An applicant for reinstatement of a license that has lapsed for a period of more than 2 years shall be admitted only after satisfying the Board as to the applicant's efficiency by examination and the payment of fees due.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>Types of Licenses.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board shall issue two types of licenses:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A license covering the practice of chiropractic and physical therapy, as defined in Health Occupations Article, §3-101(f) and (g), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A license permitting the holder to practice chiropractic as defined in Health Occupations Article, §3-101(f) and (g), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual holding the chiropractic license and wishing to qualify for the license to practice physical therapy in conjunction with a practice of chiropractic may do so by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Physiotherapy examination with a minimum score of 75 percent.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>