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AR Code § 17-81-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|§ 17-81-208. Disposition of funds

 (a) All fees and fines authorized by this chapter are the property of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and shall be paid to the office of the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners who shall collect and dispose of such funds on behalf of the board as provided in this chapter. Any surplus in the treasury of the board at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the treasury and may be expended in succeeding years for the purposes herein set out.  (b) All funds received by the board shall be expended in the furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and the board's duties thereunder, which include, but are not limited to:  (1) The publication and distribution of the Arkansas Chiropractic Practices Act, § 17-81-101 et seq.;  (2) The publication and yearly distribution of a directory of all licensed chiropractic practitioners;  (3) Investigations of violations of this chapter;  (4) Institution of actions to compel compliance with the provisions of this chapter; and  (5) Defense of actions brought against it as a result of its actions under the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-81-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|§ 17-81-209. Preceptorship program

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may authorize a chiropractic student preceptorship program established by an approved chiropractic college to allow a student in the final clinical phase of chiropractic training to practice under the direct, on-site supervision of a chiropractor licensed in this state.  (2) A student from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education is eligible for a chiropractic student preceptorship program.    (b) The board shall establish by rule the standards for the:  (1) Approval of a chiropractic student preceptorship program established by an approved chiropractic college;  (2) Eligibility of a chiropractic student to be admitted to a chiropractic student preceptorship program;  (3)  (A) Application process for a chiropractic student to be enrolled in a chiropractic student preceptorship program.  (B) The application process may include an application fee as determined by the board;    (4) Activities, duties, and scope of practice restrictions of a chiropractic student in a chiropractic student preceptorship program; and  (5) Identification of a chiropractic student in a chiropractic student preceptorship program.    (c) A chiropractic student preceptorship program is not considered approved by the board until the chiropractic college that has applied to establish a chiropractic student preceptorship program receives a written letter of approval from the board.  (d) All activities and duties performed by a chiropractic student in a chiropractic student preceptorship program shall be under the direct, on-site supervision of a chiropractor.
AR Code § 17-81-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-301. License required

 In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice chiropractic in the state shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice and shall be licensed as provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 17-81-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-302. Exempted activities

 This chapter does not prohibit or require a license with respect to any of the following acts:   (1) The performance of services in case of an emergency;  (2)  (A) The performance of services in this state on an occasional basis, limited to thirty (30) days in each calendar year, by a chiropractor who is lawfully practicing chiropractic in another state or territory.  (B)  (i) Within seven (7) days before travel described in subdivision (2)(A) of this section, the chiropractor shall send a written notice through mail or electronic means to the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners stating at a minimum the date or dates of travel to Arkansas, who will perform the services, and where the services will be performed.  (ii) A chiropractor who submits a written notice shall also provide proof of malpractice insurance.    (C) However, if any such chiropractor performs services on a regular basis, or for his or her regular use maintains or is provided with any office or other place to meet persons for the performance of such services in the State of Arkansas, he or she shall obtain a license to practice chiropractic in the State of Arkansas;    (3) The practice of medicine and surgery, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, Christian Science, physical therapy, cosmetology, therapy technology, or any other branch of the healing arts as defined by the laws of this state. This chapter does not limit, restrict, enlarge, or alter the privileges and practices of any of these professions or branches of the healing arts; or  (4) The practice of chiropractic through a program in partnership with federal Innovative Readiness Training if the chiropractor has obtained a license to practice from another state, commonwealth, territory, or the District of Columbia.
AR Code § 17-81-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-304. Application — Fees

 (a)  (1)  (A) Applications for a license to practice chiropractic in the State of Arkansas shall be made to the Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on forms furnished by the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  (B) The application shall be signed by the applicant in his or her own handwriting and acknowledged before an officer authorized to administer oaths.    (2) The applicant must submit proof satisfactory to the board of graduation from a chartered school or college of chiropractic as herein described and file with his or her application the affidavits of at least two (2) licensed and reputable doctors of chiropractic.  (3) The application shall be accompanied by the payment of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), and fifty dollars ($50.00) for an orientation fee.  (4) The application shall be filed with the director not less than forty-five (45) days before the next regular meeting of the board.    (b) If the applicant is approved, no part of the fee shall be returned, and he or she shall be issued a license to practice chiropractic in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  (c) If the applicant is not approved, he or she shall be notified of the reasons for the disapproval.
AR Code § 17-81-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-305. Qualifications of applicants

 (a) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall:  (1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;  (2) Have successfully completed not less than a minimum of sixty (60) semester credit hours of college education, to include a minimum of thirty (30) semester credit hours in the field of science;  (3) Not have had a license to practice chiropractic in any other state suspended or revoked nor have been placed on probation for any cause;  (4) Possess a valid “doctor of chiropractic” degree from a chiropractic institution whose requirements include a course of instruction of not fewer than four (4) years of nine (9) academic months each or not fewer than four thousand four hundred (4,400) fifty-minute resident class hours and include one hundred twenty (120) classroom hours of physiological therapeutics;  (5) Possess a valid National Board of Chiropractic Examiners certificate, to include Parts I, II, III, and IV and the physiological therapeutics section;  (6) [Repealed.]  (7) Not have been convicted of a felony;  (8) Not be an habitual user of intoxicants, drugs, or hallucinatory preparations;  (9) Pay the application fee as provided in § 17-81-304; and  (10) Cause a certified chiropractic college transcript or National Board of Chiropractic Examiners transcript to be submitted directly from the respective institutions.    (b) An applicant graduated, as of July 19, 1971, from a school or college of chiropractic, the requirements and course of instruction of which were equal and comparable to other recognized schools or colleges of chiropractic at the time of his or her attendance, may be acceptable.  (c) For students enrolled in any approved chiropractic school or college which may not, at the passage date of this act, meet the requirements as set forth in subdivision (a)(4) of this section, the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may waive the requirement in individual cases at its discretion.
AR Code § 17-81-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-307. Issuance and recording of licenses

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall issue licenses to all applicants who have been approved, paid all the required fees, and possess a valid certificate issued by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  (b)  (1) Each person receiving a license from the board, before practicing chiropractic, shall have the certificate recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county where he or she proposes to practice.  (2) When the licensee moves to another county for the purpose of continuing the practice of chiropractic, he or she shall file for record, with the county clerk of the county to which he or she moves, a certified copy of his or her license.  (3) The fee for each recording of each license shall be two dollars ($2.00).  (4) Each licensee shall display conspicuously in his or her principal place of business or place of employment the license issued by the board. The annual renewal certificate shall be displayed in connection with the original license.
AR Code § 17-81-308 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-308. Temporary licenses

 Upon satisfactory evidence being submitted to the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners as to an applicant's ability and integrity and when no regular review of applications will be held within thirty (30) days from the date of an application for a temporary license, the board may issue to the applicant a permit to practice until the next orientation of accepted applicants if approved by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the board.
AR Code § 17-81-310 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-310. Orientation class

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is authorized to conduct an orientation class for all new licensees.  (b) The board is authorized to include in the orientation class instruction relating to office procedures, the filing of insurance claims, and such other matters as the board may deem necessary or appropriate to equip new licensees to establish and maintain a practice and to effectively and efficiently operate and manage their offices and other facilities related to their practice of chiropractic practice.
AR Code § 17-81-311 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-311. Renewal — Fee

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may charge an annual renewal fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) for the license. However, in its discretion, the board may set the renewal fee for license holders not practicing in this state, or for those inactive, at a lower fee than for those practicing in this state.  (2) The board may waive the renewal fee for all licentiates who are serving in the armed services at the time the fee is due.    (b) If the license renewal fee is not paid by January 1 of each year or within sixty (60) days from the mailing of notice by the board, whichever is the later date, the license shall automatically expire and be forfeited. The license can only be reinstated upon payment of all sums due, and, in its discretion, the board may assess the delinquent holder an additional sum as a penalty.  (c) A renewal fee will be considered “paid” pursuant to this section if it is received in the board office or postmarked on or before the date the fee is due. If a license expires and is forfeited because the renewal fee is not paid on time, the license may be reinstated upon payment of the delinquent fee due, payment of a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200), and complying with the continuing education requirements of § 17-81-312.  (d) Failure of the licensee to receive the renewal form shall not relieve him or her of the duty to renew his or her license and pay the fee required by this chapter.
AR Code § 17-81-312 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-312. Renewal — Education requirement

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall not renew the license of any person actively engaged in practice within the State of Arkansas unless the person presents to the board evidence of attendance during the preceding twelve (12) months at:  (1) An approved educational session or sessions of not less than twenty-four (24) hours' duration conducted by an approved chiropractic institution of learning or by some association approved by the board for the teaching of chiropractic philosophy and scientific courses pertaining to the profession; or  (2) An educational course conducted by the board.    (b)  (1) The board may waive the requirement upon being presented a certificate from the doctor in charge that the license holder was physically unable on account of sickness or injury, or upon a showing that the license holder was in military service, when the course was conducted within this state during the preceding twelve (12) months.  (2) The board may waive the requirement for any other valid reason.  (3) Any person who is initially licensed in January shall be required to complete twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education by December 31 of that year, and each year thereafter comply with subdivision (a)(1) of this section.  (4) Any person who is initially licensed in July shall submit a certificate of attendance of a minimum of twelve (12) hours of continuing education program approval by the board. Each year thereafter the doctor shall submit a certificate of attendance of completion of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education seminars by December 31 of each year.    (c) The presentation of a fraudulent or forged evidence of attendance at an educational session shall be a cause for suspension or revocation of the holder's license.
AR Code § 17-81-313 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-313. Disciplinary proceedings — Revocation or suspension

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have sole authority over licensed chiropractors to levy a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, to deny, place under probation, suspend, or revoke any license to practice chiropractic issued by the board or applied for in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or otherwise to discipline a licensee upon proof that the person:  (1) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license to practice chiropractic;  (2) Is guilty of crime or gross immorality;  (3) Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes;  (4) Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;  (5) Is mentally incompetent;  (6) Is guilty of unprofessional conduct;  (7) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in filing insurance forms, documents, or information pertaining to the health or welfare of a patient; or  (8) Has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this chapter.    (b) Proceedings under this section shall comply with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
AR Code § 17-81-314 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-314. Reinstatement

 (a) A chiropractic license which has been revoked for repeated violation of any of the causes enumerated in § 17-81-313 shall not be eligible for reinstatement.  (b)  (1) A license which has been suspended may be reinstated upon expiration of the period of suspension and upon satisfactory assurance of proper conduct, by notarized statement of intent, by the suspended licensee.  (2) The statement of intent shall be filed with the Secretary of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the period of suspension, accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) if the period of suspension is less than a year, and additionally by the regular yearly renewal fee if the period of suspension exceeds twelve (12) months.  (3) All fees shall be paid by certified check or postal money order.
AR Code § 17-81-315 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-315. Professional titles

 (a) Each holder of a license under the provisions of this chapter shall be privileged to use after his or her name:  (1) Any of the following terms: “Doctor of Chiropractic”; “Chiropractic Physician”; “Chiropractor”; and “D.C.”; and  (2) The use of titles from any special certification issued through courses or seminars of instruction for professional learning by colleges conducting or sponsoring such courses or seminars holding status with the Council on Chiropractic Education or those titles issued in like manner, not excluding honorary titles, by instruction and sponsored by the International Chiropractors Association or the American Chiropractic Association.    (b) Nothing in this section shall exclude the use of titles issued by colleges or universities accredited by the United States Department of Education granting degrees such as B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., or other similar degrees.
AR Code § 17-81-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-316. Chiropractic extern program

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may establish a chiropractic extern program to allow chiropractic graduates to practice in a licensed chiropractor's office until the graduate is licensed to practice chiropractic in this state.  (b) Any graduate from a chiropractic school accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or similar government-approved organization is eligible to be involved in the extern program for a maximum of two (2) years from the date of graduation.  (c) Any licensed chiropractor may serve as a preceptor in the extern program upon satisfying criteria established by the board.  (d)  (1) Applications to participate in the chiropractic extern program as a preceptor or an extern shall be made to the board in writing on forms furnished by the board.  (2) Each preceptor shall submit a registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100) with the application.  (3) Each extern shall submit a registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) with the application.  (4) Each extern shall pay tuition of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month for each month the extern is participating in the extern program.  (5) Each extern shall be fairly compensated for his or her services by the preceptor.    (e)  (1) Chiropractic externs may assist chiropractors in the performance of those duties that are lawful and ethical, including, but not limited to, physical examinations, patient consultations, X-ray examinations, specific chiropractic adjustment procedures, and physical therapeutic approaches, as appropriate.  (2) Chiropractic externs may not diagnose a condition nor prescribe a healthcare regimen, nor sign insurance forms or any other forms which require a licensed chiropractor's signature.  (3) All duties of a chiropractic extern shall be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractor.
AR Code § 17-81-317 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions|Chapter 81 - Chiropractors|Subchapter 3 - Licensing|§ 17-81-317. Reactivation of lapsed license

 (a) Any licensee who allows his or her license to lapse by failing to renew the license as provided under § 17-81-311 may apply to the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a reinstatement of his or her license and must submit to the board a reinstatement fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) together with all back fees, plus proof of compliance with the continuing education requirements of § 17-81-312.  (b) The delinquent licensee must obtain verification from all states in which he or she has practiced indicating whether or not disciplinary action has been taken against the licensee during that period.  (c) If the licensee's license has been inactive for a period of five (5) years, as a condition of reactivation the board may require the licensee to enroll in and pass a refresher course approved by the board at an accredited chiropractic college or to pass a competency exam given by the board.