Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.126 - BOARD OF CHIROPRACTORS
Subchapter 24.126.5 - Licensing and Scope of Practice
Rule 24.126.504 - APPLICATION FOR CHIROPRACTOR LICENSE

Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.126.504

Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024

(1) Each applicant for licensure must submit:

(a) a completed application form;

(b) the applicable fee; and

(c) documentary evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant:
(i) meets the education and examination requirements for licensure set by board statute or rule (application by examination); or

(ii) meets the criteria for licensure by substantial equivalency under 37-1-304, MCA (application by endorsement) and 37-12-302(3), MCA; and

(iii) meets the character and fitness requirements to practice.

(2) The department will verify character and fitness through:

(a) the applicant's personal history questions submitted with the application;

(b) the license history in any jurisdiction where the applicant has held a chiropractic license;

(c) a query from the National Practitioner Databank (NPDB); or

(d) other sources of unprofessional conduct allegations.

(3) Applicants under (1)(c)(i) must take the jurisprudence examination with a minimum score of 75 percent.

(4) Applicants under (1)(c)(ii) are exempt from:

(a) taking the jurisprudence examination; and

(b) meeting the bachelor's degree requirement under 37-12-302(3), MCA.

(5) The board authorizes the department to deem applications from applicants who hold an active license in another state as routine and substantially equivalent to Montana if the state requires:

(a) graduation from a college of chiropractic approved by the board; and

(b) passage of parts I through IV of the NBCE. An applicant from a state that does not require passage of the physiotherapy portion of the NBCE must submit evidence of having passed that portion of the exam; and

(c) passage of the jurisprudence examination.

(6) All license applications expire within 1 year of initial submission to the department.

AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-12-201, MCA; IMP: 37-1-105, 37-1-131, 37-1-304, 37-12-302, 37-12-304, MCA

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