HF 2774

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to health occupations; modifying the licensing requirement for
chiropractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 148.06, subdivision 1;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 148.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

License required; qualifications.

No person shall practice
chiropractic in this state without first being licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners. The applicant shall have earned at least one-half of all academic credits
required for awarding of a baccalaureate degree from the University of Minnesota, or
other university, college, or community college of equal standing, in subject matter
determined by the board, and taken a four-year resident course of at least eight months
each in a school or college of chiropractic or in a chiropractic program that is accredited
by the Council on Chiropractic Education new text begin , holds a recognition agreement with the Council
on Chiropractic Education, new text end or new text begin is new text end accredited by an agency approved by the United States
Office of Education or their successors as of January 1, 1988. The board may issue
licenses to practice chiropractic without compliance with prechiropractic or academic
requirements listed above if in the opinion of the board the applicant has the qualifications
equivalent to those required of other applicants, the applicant satisfactorily passes written
and practical examinations as required by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the
applicant is a graduate of a college of chiropractic with a deleted text begin reciprocal deleted text end recognition agreement
with the Council on Chiropractic Education deleted text begin as of January 1, 1988 deleted text end . The board may
recommend a two-year prechiropractic course of instruction to any university, college,
or community college which in its judgment would satisfy the academic prerequisite
for licensure as established by this section.

An examination for a license shall be in writing and shall include testing in:

(a) The basic sciences including but not limited to anatomy, physiology, bacteriology,
pathology, hygiene, and chemistry as related to the human body or mind;

(b) The clinical sciences including but not limited to the science and art of
chiropractic, chiropractic physiotherapy, diagnosis, roentgenology, and nutrition; and

(c) Professional ethics and any other subjects that the board may deem advisable.

The board may consider a valid certificate of examination from the National Board
of Chiropractic Examiners as evidence of compliance with the examination requirements
of this subdivision. The applicant shall be required to give practical demonstration in
vertebral palpation, neurology, adjusting and any other subject that the board may deem
advisable. A license, countersigned by the members of the board and authenticated by the
seal thereof, shall be granted to each applicant who correctly answers 75 percent of the
questions propounded in each of the subjects required by this subdivision and meets the
standards of practical demonstration established by the board. Each application shall be
accompanied by a fee set by the board. The fee shall not be returned but the applicant
may, within one year, apply for examination without the payment of an additional fee. The
board may grant a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice chiropractic
issued by the appropriate licensing board of another state, provided the applicant meets
the other requirements of this section and satisfactorily passes a practical examination
approved by the board. The burden of proof is on the applicant to demonstrate these
qualifications or satisfaction of these requirements.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [148.108] FEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin In addition to the fees established in Minnesota Rules, chapter
2500, the board is authorized to charge the fees in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Annual renewal of inactive acupuncture registration. new text end

new text begin The annual
renewal of inactive acupuncture registration fee is $25.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Acupuncture reinstatement. new text end

new text begin The acupuncture reinstatement fee is $50.
new text end