North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 10 - CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS › Section .0200 - PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC › Section 10 .0203 - NORTH CAROLINA EXAMINATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Eligibility. Only those applicants who meet the requirements of this Rule and
				G.S.
				90-143 or, in the case of reciprocity
				applicants,
				G.S.
				90-143.1, and who have submitted a written
				application and paid the non-refundable application fee pursuant to Rule
				21 NCAC
				10 .0202 shall be allowed to take the North
				Carolina examination.
(b) Dates of
				Examination. The North Carolina examination shall be given at least four times
				during the calendar year. The Board shall announce an examination date not less
				than 30 days in advance and shall publish the date of upcoming examinations on
				the Board's website, www.ncchiroboard.com. The Board shall also individually
				notify each eligible applicant of the date of the next examination after the
				applicant's non-refundable application fee has been paid and the written
				application completed.
(c) National
				Boards. Except as provided in Paragraph (e) of this Rule, in order to take the
				North Carolina examination, an applicant who has never been licensed in this
				State or who is not a reciprocity applicant shall first achieve a score of 375
				or higher on Parts I-IV and the Physiotherapy examination given by the National
				Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(d) Report of Scores. The applicant shall
				arrange for his or her test results from any National Board examination to be
				reported to the North Carolina Board. Failure to comply with this Paragraph
				shall be a basis for delaying the issuance of a license.
(e) Waiver of National Boards.
				Notwithstanding the requirements of Paragraph (c) of this Rule, an applicant
				who submits National Board examinations in conformity with the following
				schedule shall not be disqualified from licensure in North Carolina:
(1) An applicant who graduated from
				chiropractic college before July 1, 1966 shall not be required to submit a
				score from any National Board examination.
(2) An applicant who graduated from
				chiropractic college between July 1, 1966 and June 30, 1986 shall be required
				to submit scores of 375 or higher on National Board Part I, Part II, and the
				elective examination termed "Physiotherapy," but shall not be required to
				submit a score on Part III (WCCE) or Part IV.
(3) An applicant who graduated from
				chiropractic college between July 1, 1986 and June 30, 1997 shall be required
				to submit scores of 375 or higher on National Board Part I, Part II, the
				elective examination termed "Physiotherapy," and Part III, but shall not be
				required to submit a score on Part IV.
In order to receive a license, an applicant who qualifies for
				  a waiver of any National Board score shall take and pass the Special Purpose
				  Examination for Chiropractic ("SPEC") and the North Carolina Examination. An
				  applicant who qualifies for a waiver of any National Board score shall maintain
				  compliance with
				  G.S.
				  90-143.3 and Rule .0202 of this
				  Chapter.