007.33.20 Ark. Code R. 006

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 10, October, 2024

Rule 007.33.20-006 - Reciprocity

029.00.2-A

8.Reciprocity

A. Required Qualifications. An applicant applying for reciprocal licensure shall meet the following requirements:

1. The applicant shall hold a substantially similar license in another United States' jurisdiction.

a. A license from another state is substantially similar to an Arkansas chiropractic license if the other state's licensure qualifications require:

i. Completion of 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; possess a valid 'Doctor of Chiropractic' degree from a chiropractic institution whose requirements include a course of instruction of not less than four (4) years of nine (9) academic months each or not less than four thousand four hundred (4,400) fifty-minute resident class hours and include one hundred twenty (120) classroom hours of physiological therapeutics

b. The applicant shall hold his or her occupational licensure in good standing;

c. The applicant shall not have had a license revoked for:

i. An act of bad faith; or

ii. A violation of law, rule, or ethics;

d. The applicant shall not hold a suspended or probationary license in a United States' jurisdiction;

2. The applicant shall be sufficiently competent in the practice of chiropractic; and

3. Practice Management, Ethics and Jurisprudence; Physical/Clinical Diagnosis; Chiropractic Examination Procedures; Chiropractic Adjusting & Manipulation; X-Ray Interpretation; Chiropractic Philosophy

B. Required documentation. An applicant shall submit a fully-executed application, the required fee, and the documentation described below.

1. As evidence that the applicant's license from another jurisdiction is substantially similar to Arkansas's, the applicant shall submit the following information:

a. Evidence of current and active licensure in that state. The Board may verify this information online if the jurisdiction at issue provides primary source verification on its website or by telephone to the other state's licensing board; and

b. Evidence that the other state's licensure requirements match those listed in A.1.a.i. The Board may verify this information online or by telephone to the other state's licensing board.

2. To demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirement in A.1.b. through d., the applicant shall provide the Board with:

a. The names of all states in which the applicant is currently licensed or has been previously licensed;

b. Letters of good standing or other information from each state in which the applicant is currently or has ever been licensed showing that the applicant has not had his license revoked for the reasons listed in A.1.c. and does not hold a license on suspended or probationary status as described in A.1.d. The Board may verify this information online if the jurisdiction at issue provides primary source verification on its website or by telephone to the other state's licensing board.

3. As evidence that the applicant is sufficiently competent in the field of chiropractic, an applicant shall:

a. Pass parts I, II, III, IV and the physiological therapeutics section of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, as well as, the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners jurisprudence exam

b. Submit one (1) letter of recommendation from a licensed chiropractor who has been licensed five (5) or more years

Temporary and Provisional License

A. Board shall issue a temporary and provisional license immediately upon receipt of the application, the required fee, and the documentation required under B.1.a. and b.

B. The temporary and provisional license shall be effective for at least 90 days or until the Board makes a decision on the application, unless the Board determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements in Reciprocity sections A.1., A.2., and A.3., in which case the temporary and provisional license shall be immediately revoked.

C. An applicant may provide the rest of the documentation required above in order to receive a license, or the applicant may only provide the information necessary for the issuance of a temporary and provisional license.

007.33.20 Ark. Code R. 006

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume MMXX Number 11, Effective 6/1/2020