Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, December 22, 2023
A. 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.
(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.
(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.
