Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 4-1-3 - Qualifications for Receiving and Maintaining a License to Practice Chiropractic1-3.1. In order to make application to practice chiropractic in this State, an individual shall: 1-3.1.a. Complete the application required by the Board and pay the appropriate fee.1-3.1.b. Satisfy all of the licensure requirements set forth in W. Va. Code § 30-16-6 et seq.1-3.1.c. Achieve a passing score on all parts of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners national examination as outlined in W. Va. Code § 30-16-6 and -7.1-3.1.d. After July 1,2005, obtain a bachelor's degree consisting of no less than one hundred twenty-eight semester hours from an accredited academic college or university with a minimum of sixty hours in basic sciences as mandated by the Council on Chiropractic Education. Upon written request, the Board shall provide the current basic science requirements mandated by the Council on Chiropractic Education. 1-3.1.d.1. Except as provided in subdivision 3.1.d.3, the licensee shall obtain a bachelor degree prior to matriculation to a chiropractic college.1-3.1.d.2. The Board shall determine what schools are eligible to offer concurrent degree programs and establish the specific requirements of the approved concurrent degree programs. The Board shall make the concurrent degree requirements and approved schools available upon written request.1-3.1.d.3. The Board may approve certain concurrent degree programs offered by appropriate accredited public and private colleges or universities working in conjunction with approved chiropractic colleges provided that:1. The chiropractic school offering the degree of doctor of chiropractic meets the requirement set forth in W. Va. Code § 30-16-6(b)(5);2. The applicant for licensure has successfully completed all requirements of the approved concurrent degree program established by the Board, pursuant to section 3.1 .d.2., and certifies the completion of such requirements to the Board, in the form prescribed by the Board, in addition to all other information required for licensure.1-3.1.e. Satisfy all continuing education requirements.1-3.1.e.1. All current licensees who intend to renew their license shall present evidence to the Board that the licensee has attended 18 hours of continuing education each year. Six of these hours may be attended through online courses, but the remaining twelve hours must be attended in person. The hours shall be sponsored through an approved chiropractic college. The Board may require that six (6) of the eighteen (18) hours pertain to certain subjects, such as communicable diseases, first aid, sexual boundaries, record keeping and other subjects that the Board considers appropriate. Any six-hour specific-continuing-education requirement shall not apply to doctors of chiropractic who certify in writing that they did not practice chiropractic in the State of West Virginia within the applicable reporting period. Provided such doctors of chiropractic who so certify shall be required to attend 18 hours of non-specific continuing education to be completed prior to June 30*. When the Board requires six hours of specific continuing education all licensees will be notified in the current annual renewal notice of the subject matter of the required continuing education. The licensee will be given until the next annual renewal period to complete the required hours. The programs shall be approved by the Board prior to their presentation. The programs shall be conducted by a faculty member of a Board approved CCE or its successor school or college, unless otherwise approved by the Board. The Board, at its discretion, may also approve programs conducted by recognized authorities from fields other than chiropractic.1-3.1.e.2. The method of recording attendance at the seminars is the responsibility of the sponsoring group. The sponsoring group shall provide the Board with a list of those in attendance at the seminars.1-3.1.e.3. Newly graduated doctors of chiropractic who receive their initial license in the year of their graduation are exempt from the requirements of subdivision 3.1 .e. 1 of this rule. However, they shall be required to meet all other aspects of license renewal as defined in W. Va. Code § 30-16-15.1-3.1.f. Remit to the Board, an annual license renewal fee. The annual renewal license fee and required continuing education hours are due on or before July 1. A licensee whose license renewal fee and required continuing education hours are postmarked after July 1 incurs a late fee.1-3.1.g. Complete and submit a license renewal application as provided by the Board.1-3.1.h. After a lapse of two (2) years, a license may be issued or reinstated only after the former certificate holder subsequent to the lapse has fulfilled all other requirements of licensure as set forth in W. Va. Code § 30-16-15(e) and/or has passed the National Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic (SPEC) examination.