Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4734 - State Chiropractic Board › Chapter 4734-6 - Licensing › Section 4734-6-01 - Application for licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Notwithstanding endorsement applicants as
			 outlined in rule
			 4734-6-02
			 of the Administrative Code, each applicant for licensure to practice
			 chiropractic in the state of Ohio shall submit  satisfactory evidence of his or her
			 qualifications as prescribed by section
			 4734.20 of the Revised Code. A
			 complete application, including a non-refundable application fee in the amount
			 of two hundred fifty dollars made payable to the treasurer, state of Ohio, and
			 all required credentials, facts, and materials as the board requires must be
			 filed with the board.  Applications and fees are valid for one
			 year from the initial application date.
(B)
			 Each applicant shall submit to the board a detailed history of his or her
			 chiropractic education to include locations, institutions and dates attended.
			 Transcripts shall be sent directly from the institution or program.
(C)
			 Each applicant who graduated from a doctor of chiropractic degree program on or
			 after June 30, 2010 shall submit a transcript reflecting that he or she
			 possesses a bachelor, masters, or doctorate degree from an institution
			 accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the secretary of the
			 United States department of education. Foreign educated applicants shall submit
			 proof of the equivalent education. Transcripts shall be sent directly from each
			 educational institution.
(D) Each applicant
			 shall be responsible for submission of a national board of chiropractic
			 examiners transcript as outlined in section
			 4734.20 of the Revised Code. The
			 transcript shall be sent directly to the board office by the national board of
			 chiropractic examiners.
(E) Each applicant
			 shall be responsible for the submission of verification of licensure and good
			 standing from all states in which a chiropractic license was ever issued. The
			 verification shall be issued by the licensing authority and shall be valid for
			 one hundred eighty days after receipt.
(F) Each applicant
			 shall submit to a fingerprint criminal background check from the records
			 maintained by the federal bureau of investigation and the bureau of criminal
			 identification and investigation in accordance with sections
			 4734.20 and
			 4734.202 of the Revised Code.
			 Applicants shall be responsible for submitting properly executed fingerprints
			 and the appropriate fees to the bureau of criminal investigation and
			 identification. The criminal background check shall be completed no earlier
			 than one hundred eighty days preceding application for licensure and
			  shall
			 be valid
			 for one hundred eighty days after receipt.
(G) Each applicant
			 shall submit with his or her application a passport type photograph taken
			 within the preceding one hundred eighty days.
(H) Each applicant has
			 an ongoing obligation to update and supplement all information provided to the
			 board in writing within ten days of any change.
(I) Each applicant
			 will be notified by the board as to his or her eligibility for the
			 jurisprudence examination not later than ten days after board review.
(J)
			 In the event an applicant fails to achieve a minimum score of seventy-five
			 percent on the jurisprudence examination, the applicant shall be eligible to
			 retake the examination without additional charge providing
			 the credentials supplied have not
			 expired as outlined in this rule.
(K) The board may
			 refuse or deny an applicant for licensure if the applicant does not meet the
			 licensure requirements as outlined in section
			 4734.20 of the Revised Code or
			 has committed any act which indicates the applicant does not possess the
			 character and fitness to practice chiropractic, including any act that would be
			 grounds for disciplinary action as outlined in section
			 4734.31 of the Revised Code. The
			 burden of proof is on the applicant to prove by clear and convincing evidence
			 to the board that he or she meets the conditions for licensure.
(L)
			 Any applicant that the board proposes to refuse or deny licensure shall be
			 entitled to a hearing on the question of such proposed refusal or denial.