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MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 3-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.    (c)    “Chiropractor” means an individual who practices chiropractic.    (d)    “Direct supervision” means supervision provided by a supervising chiropractor who is personally present or immediately available where the procedures are performed to give aid, direction, and instruction when certain procedures or activities are performed.    (e)    “Extern license” means a license to practice chiropractic under the direct supervision of a Board–approved licensed chiropractor.    (f)    “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license granted by the Board:        (1)    To practice chiropractic; or        (2)    To practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy.    (g)    “Licensed chiropractor” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a chiropractor who is licensed by the Board to practice chiropractic or to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy.    (h)    (1)    “Practice chiropractic” means to use a drugless system of health care based on the principle that interference with the transmission of nerve impulses may cause disease.        (2)    “Practice chiropractic” includes the diagnosing and locating of misaligned or displaced vertebrae and, through the manual manipulation and adjustment of the spine and other skeletal structures, treating disorders of the human body.        (3)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, “practice chiropractic” does not include the use of drugs or surgery, or the practice of osteopathy, obstetrics, or any other branch of medicine.        (4)    The definition of “practice chiropractic” does not prohibit a chiropractor from selecting diet and hygiene measures for an individual.    (i)    “Practice physical therapy” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of this article.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 3-102 - Scope of Title

    This title does not limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under this article.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 2 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|Section 3-201 - Board Established

    There is a State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in the Department.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 2 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|Section 3-203 - Officers

    (a)    From among its members, the Board annually shall elect a president, a vice-president, and a secretary-treasurer.    (b)    The Board shall determine:        (1)    The manner of election of officers; and        (2)    The duties of each officer.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 2 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|Section 3-204 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff

    (a)    A majority of the full authorized membership of the Board is a quorum.    (b)    The Board shall determine the times and places of its meetings.    (c)    In accordance with the budget of the Board, each member of the Board is entitled to:        (1)    Compensation for each day on which the member is engaged in the duties of the member’s office; and        (2)    Reimbursement for expenses at a rate determined by the Board.    (d)    (1)    The Board and the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners may employ a staff in accordance with the budgets of the boards.        (2)    The Board and the State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners jointly shall appoint a staff member as the executive director, who serves at the pleasure of both boards.        (3)    The executive director:            (i)    Is the executive director of both boards; and            (ii)    Has the powers and duties assigned by the boards.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 2 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|Section 3-205 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties

    (a)    In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board may:        (1)    Adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this title;        (2)    Summon witnesses, administer oaths, take affidavits, and take testimony about matters that relate to the duties of the Board; and        (3)    In accordance with the State budget, authorize payment of fees and travel expenses of witnesses who testify in any proceeding before the Board.    (b)    In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this title, the Board shall:        (1)    Adopt an official seal;        (2)    File reports of its activities as required by the Secretary;        (3)    Assist in prosecutions under this title; and        (4)    Investigate an alleged violation of this title.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 2 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|Section 3-206 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Fund -- Establishment of Fees; Disposition of Funds

    (a)    There is a State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Fund.    (b)    (1)    The Board may set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and its other services.        (2)    The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate the cost of maintaining the Board.        (3)    Funds to cover the compensation and expenses of the Board members shall be generated by fees set under this section.    (c)    (1)    The Board shall pay all funds collected under this title to the Comptroller of the State.        (2)    The Comptroller shall distribute the fees to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Fund.    (d)    (1)    The Fund shall be used to cover the actual documented direct and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Board as provided by the provisions of this article.        (2)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund, not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (3)    Any unspent portions of the Fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund to be used for the purposes specified in this article.        (4)    No other State money may be used to support the Fund.    (e)    (1)    A designee of the Board shall administer the Fund.        (2)    Money in the Fund may be expended only for any lawful purpose authorized under the provisions of this article.    (f)    The Legislative Auditor shall audit the accounts and transactions of the Fund as provided in § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 2 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners|Section 3-207 - Good Faith Exemption From Civil Liability

    A person shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-704 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article for giving information to the Board or otherwise participating in its activities.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-301 - Kinds of Licenses; License Required; Practice of Physical Therapy Permitted; Exceptions

    (a)    The Board may license, as appropriate, an individual:        (1)    To practice chiropractic; or        (2)    To practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice chiropractic in this State.    (c)    A chiropractor who holds a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy may practice chiropractic and physical therapy in this State.    (d)    This section does not apply to:        (1)    A student of chiropractic while under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractor engaged in an educational program:            (i)    Sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education; and            (ii)    Approved by the Board; or        (2)    An individual licensed to practice chiropractic in any other state or a foreign country while that individual makes a clinical demonstration before:            (i)    A chiropractic association;            (ii)    A chiropractic convention; or            (iii)    A chiropractic college.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-302 - Qualifications of Applicants

    (a)    To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who:        (1)    Submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 3–302.1 of this subtitle;        (2)    Meets the requirements of this section; and        (3)    Meets the examination requirements of this title.    (b)    The applicant shall be of good moral character.    (c)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall:        (1)    (i)    Hold a bachelor’s degree from a college or university approved by an accrediting agency of the United States Department of Education; and            (ii)    Have completed satisfactorily college courses required by the Board; and        (2)    (i)    Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic that has been approved by the Board under § 3–402 of this title; or            (ii)    1.    Be licensed in another state for at least 2 years; and                2.    Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic:                A.    That has been approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education within 4 years after the applicant graduated from that school; and                B.    That the Board determines had standards comparable to an approved school at the time the applicant graduated.    (d)    An applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy if the applicant:        (1)    Satisfies the requirements of this section and §§ 3–303 and 3–304(e)(2) of this subtitle;        (2)    Was licensed as a chiropractor on or before June 1, 1949; or        (3)    Was enrolled at an approved college of chiropractic on June 1, 1949, and later was graduated by that college and licensed.    (e)    An applicant may not be required under subsection (c)(1)(i) of this section to hold a bachelor’s degree if the applicant:        (1)    Graduated from a school of chiropractic before July 1, 1999; and        (2)    Meets the educational requirements in place at the time of the applicant’s graduation from a school of chiropractic.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-302.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-302.1 - Criminal History Records Check

    (a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.    (b)    As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository:        (1)    One complete set of legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;        (2)    The fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to State criminal history records; and        (3)    The processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.    (c)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–228 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Board and to the applicant the criminal history record information of the applicant.    (d)    If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Board a revised printed statement of the individual’s criminal history record.    (e)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:        (1)    Is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and        (2)    May be used only for the licensing purpose authorized by this title.    (f)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-303 - Applications for Licenses

    (a)    To apply for a license, an applicant shall submit to the Board at least 45 days before an examination:        (1)    An application on the form the Board requires that includes information of the applicant’s:            (i)    Educational history;            (ii)    Experience in health care;            (iii)    Hours and courses taken during chiropractic studies;            (iv)    Training or studies in related fields; and            (v)    Clinical experience;        (2)    Certified transcripts that demonstrate compliance with the college credit requirements of § 3–302 of this subtitle;        (3)    Proof of any degrees or certification alleged;        (4)    Satisfactory evidence of good moral character;        (5)    An application fee set by the Board; and        (6)    Satisfactory evidence of having completed a State and national criminal history records check in accordance with § 3–302.1 of this subtitle.    (b)    An application shall be signed by the applicant and verified.    (c)    The applicant shall pay an application fee set by the Board for any subsequent application and examination.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-304 - Examinations

    (a)    An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.    (b)    The Board shall give examinations to applicants at least twice in each calendar year at the times and places that the Board determines.    (c)    The Board shall:        (1)    Notify each qualified applicant of the time and place of examination; and        (2)    Publish in a newspaper of general circulation the time and place of each examination, at least 30 days before the examination.    (d)    (1)    The Board shall develop written evaluation criteria to be used to identify minimum competency on the oral or clinical portions of the examination.        (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board shall determine the subjects, scope, method, and form for examinations given under this title.        (3)    Until the grading of all examinations is completed:            (i)    The examination papers of each applicant shall be identified only by a number; and            (ii)    The name of the applicant to whom an examination paper belongs may not be disclosed to any member of the Board.        (4)    The examination shall include a written practical or oral section on clinical subjects, including:            (i)    Chiropractic principles;            (ii)    Chiropractic technique and practice;            (iii)    Hygiene;            (iv)    Neurology;            (v)    Orthopedics;            (vi)    Physical diagnosis;            (vii)    Roentgenology;            (viii)    Symptomatology; and            (ix)    Physical therapy, as defined in § 13-101 of this article.    (e)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, an applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic only if the applicant answers correctly at least:            (i)    60 percent of the questions in each subsection of the examination other than the subsection on physical therapy; and            (ii)    75 percent of all of the questions on the examination other than those on physical therapy.        (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, an applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy only if the applicant answers correctly at least:            (i)    60 percent of the questions in each subsection of the examination; and            (ii)    75 percent of all of the questions on the examination.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-305 - Waiver of Examination Requirement

    (a)    Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may waive any applicable examination requirement of this title for an individual who is licensed to practice chiropractic or to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy in any other state.    (b)    The Board may grant a waiver under this section only if the applicant:        (1)    Pays the license fee required by § 3-306 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Provides adequate evidence that the applicant:            (i)    Meets the qualifications otherwise required by this title or their equivalent; and            (ii)    Became licensed in the other state after passing in that or any other state an examination that is similar to the examination for which the applicant is seeking the waiver.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-305.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-305.1 - Extern License

    (a)    The Board may grant, as appropriate, an extern license to an individual who meets the requirements of this section.    (b)    To qualify for an extern license, an applicant shall be an individual seeking to participate in a chiropractic externship who:        (1)    Submits an application provided by the Board;        (2)    Has graduated from an accredited chiropractic college;        (3)    Has begun the process of applying to the Board for a license to practice chiropractic, but who has not met certain requirements, specified in regulation, to qualify for a license;        (4)    Has taken and passed the examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;        (5)    Agrees to practice under the direct supervision of a Board–approved supervisor who is a licensed chiropractor while the extern license is in effect; and        (6)    Pays the license fee set by the Board.    (c)    The applicant shall be of good moral character.    (d)    (1)    The term of an extern license is the lesser of:            (i)    The duration of the individual’s participation in the chiropractic externship; or            (ii)    6 months from the date of the Board’s approval of the externship application.        (2)    The term of an extern license shall terminate on the earlier of:            (i)    The date the individual’s chiropractic externship terminates; or            (ii)    The date the individual is licensed by the Board to practice chiropractic without the direct supervision of a Board–approved licensed chiropractor.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-306 - Issuance and Contents of License

    (a)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Board shall license an applicant who meets the requirements of this title.    (b)    (1)    The Board shall maintain an electronic roster of each individual licensed by the Board.        (2)    The roster shall be available for the purpose of electronically verifying licensure on the Board’s website.        (3)    Individuals without access to the Board’s website may contact the Board to verify a license.    (c)    The Board shall include on each electronic license record:        (1)    The full name of the licensee;        (2)    A license number;        (3)    Designations that clearly distinguish between those licensees who may practice:            (i)    Chiropractic;            (ii)    Chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy; and            (iii)    Chiropractic under the supervision of a Board–approved licensed chiropractor;        (4)    The status of the license;        (5)    The expiration date of the license; and        (6)    The original date of licensure.    (d)    (1)    On receipt of the criminal history record information of an applicant for licensure forwarded to the Board in accordance with § 3–302.1 of this subtitle, in determining whether to grant a license, the Board shall consider:            (i)    The age at which the crime was committed;            (ii)    The circumstances surrounding the crime;            (iii)    The length of time that has passed since the crime;            (iv)    Subsequent work history;            (v)    Employment and character references; and            (vi)    Any other evidence that demonstrates whether the applicant poses a threat to the public health or safety.        (2)    The Board may not license an applicant if the criminal history record information required under § 3–302.1 of this subtitle has not been received.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-307 - Scope of License

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, a license authorizes the licensee to practice chiropractic while the license is effective.    (b)    A license that includes the right to practice physical therapy authorizes the licensee to practice chiropractic and physical therapy while the license is effective.    (c)    A license does not authorize a licensee to execute or file a birth or death certificate.
MD. Health Occupations Code Ann. §  3-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Health Occupations|Title 3 - Chiropractors|Subtitle 3 - Licensing|Section 3-308 - Term and Renewal of License

    (a)    A license expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section. A license may not be renewed for a term of longer than 2 years.    (b)    At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall send to each licensee, by electronic means or first–class mail to the last known electronic or physical address of the licensee, a renewal form and a renewal notice that states:        (1)    The date on which the current license expires;        (2)    That the renewal application and fee must be received by the Board on or before the license expiration date; and        (3)    The amount of the renewal fee.    (c)    A licensee periodically may renew a license for an additional term if the licensee:        (1)    Otherwise is entitled to be licensed;        (2)    Pays a renewal fee set by the Board; and        (3)    Submits to the Board:            (i)    A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and            (ii)    Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements set by the Board under this section for license renewal.    (d)    (1)    The Board may establish continuing education requirements as a condition to the renewal of licenses under this section.        (2)    Any requirements established under this subsection shall reflect current educational methods and chiropractic techniques.    (e)    The Board shall renew the license of and issue a renewal certificate to each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.