2009 Alabama Code
Title 34 — PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES.
Chapter 24 — PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS OF HEALING ARTS.
Section 34-24-160 Application; qualifications of applicant; fee.

Application; qualifications of applicant; fee.

Any person wishing the right to practice chiropractic shall make application to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in the form as the board may prescribe. Each applicant shall be of good moral character, a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, and shall be a graduate of a chartered chiropractic school or college accredited by the council of chiropractic education which teaches only attendance courses and requires a minimum four-year standard college course. An applicant for licensure prior to December 31, 2009, shall also have had literary training equaling as much as a regular high school. An applicant for licensure after January 1, 2010, shall have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. The application shall be signed by the applicant in his or her own handwriting, and shall be notarized, and shall recite the history of the applicant's educational qualifications, how long he or she has studied chiropractic, what collateral branches, if any, he or she has studied, the length of time he or she has engaged in clinical practice, with proof thereof in the form of diplomas, certificates, transcripts, etc. Each applicant shall submit with his or her application satisfactory evidence of good character and reputation. Each applicant for licensure shall pay to the board a fee of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), the exact amount to be fixed annually by resolution of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The fee shall accompany the application. A fee of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), the exact amount to be fixed by resolution of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall be paid for any subsequent examination.