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§ 3-304. License examination

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth Occupations

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 3. Chiropractors (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Licensing (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 3-304
§ 3-304. License examination
Right to examination
(a) An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.
Frequency, time, and place of examination
(b) The Board shall give examinations to applicants at least twice in each calendar year at the times and places that the Board determines.
Notice of examination
(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.
Subject and method of 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.
Performance on examination
(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.

Credits

Added by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 378, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990; Acts 1992, c. 433, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1996, c. 528, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 499, 501, 503, 504.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 3-304, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 3-304
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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