<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>chiropractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.06, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required; qualifications.</b> No person shall practice <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>chiropractic in this state without first being licensed by the state Board of Chiropractic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Examiners. The applicant shall have earned at least one-half of all academic credits <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>required for awarding of a baccalaureate degree from the University of Minnesota, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>other university, college, or community college of equal standing, in subject matter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>determined by the board, and taken a four-year resident course of at least eight months <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>each in a school or college of chiropractic or in a chiropractic program that is accredited <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>by the Council on Chiropractic Education, holds a recognition agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Council on Chiropractic Education, or is accredited by an agency approved by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>States Office of Education or their successors as of January 1, 1988, or is approved by a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Council on Chiropractic Education member organization of the Council on Chiropractic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>International. The board may issue licenses to practice chiropractic without compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>with prechiropractic or academic requirements listed above if in the opinion of the board <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the applicant has the qualifications equivalent to those required of other applicants, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>applicant satisfactorily passes written and practical examinations as required by the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>of Chiropractic Examiners, and the applicant is a graduate of a college of chiropractic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>with a recognition agreement with the Council on Chiropractic Education approved by a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>Council on Chiropractic Education member organization of the Council on Chiropractic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>International. The board may recommend a two-year prechiropractic course of instruction <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>to any university, college, or community college which in its judgment would satisfy the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>academic prerequisite for licensure as established by this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>An examination for a license shall be in writing and shall include testing in:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(a) The basic sciences including but not limited to anatomy, physiology, bacteriology, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>pathology, hygiene, and chemistry as related to the human body or mind;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(b) The clinical sciences including but not limited to the science and art of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>chiropractic, chiropractic physiotherapy, diagnosis, roentgenology, and nutrition; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(c) Professional ethics and any other subjects that the board may deem advisable.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>The board may consider a valid certificate of examination from the National Board <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>of Chiropractic Examiners as evidence of compliance with the examination requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>of this subdivision. The applicant shall be required to give practical demonstration in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>vertebral palpation, neurology, adjusting and any other subject that the board may deem <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>advisable. A license, countersigned by the members of the board and authenticated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>seal thereof, shall be granted to each applicant who correctly answers 75 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>questions propounded in each of the subjects required by this subdivision and meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>standards of practical demonstration established by the board. Each application shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>accompanied by a fee set by the board. The fee shall not be returned but the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>may, within one year, apply for examination without the payment of an additional fee. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>board may grant a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice chiropractic <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>issued by the appropriate licensing board of another state, provided the applicant meets <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>the other requirements of this section and satisfactorily passes a practical examination <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>approved by the board. The burden of proof is on the applicant to demonstrate these <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>qualifications or satisfaction of these requirements.<br/>