2005 Idaho Code - 54-709 — LICENSURE BY WRITTEN EXAMINATION

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 7
                          CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT
    54-709.  LICENSURE BY WRITTEN EXAMINATION. (1) Any person seeking to be
licensed to practice chiropractic in this state must successfully complete the
following requirements before a license will be issued:
    (a)  Each applicant must submit a completed written application and a fee
    not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to the board on forms
    furnished by the board, which shall require proof of graduation from an
    acceptable school of chiropractic;
    (b)  Each applicant must pass an examination conducted by or acceptable to
    the board which shall thoroughly test the applicant's fitness to practice
    chiropractic. Such examinations must include, but shall not be limited to,
    the following subjects: anatomy and histology; clinical blood chemistry
    and hematology; pathology; bacteriology; clinical nutrition; hygiene and
    sanitation; physiology; symptomatology; urinalysis; chiropractic
    jurisprudence; chiropractic orthopedics; physiotherapy; chiropractic
    principles, clinical and physical diagnosis; chiropractic adjustment;
    neurology, and palpation.
    (2)  If an applicant fails to pass an examination on two (2) separate
occasions, he shall not be eligible to take the examination again for at least
one (1) year, and before taking the examination again, he must make a showing
to the board that he has successfully engaged in a course of study for the
purpose of improving his ability to engage in the practice of chiropractic.
Applicants who fail two (2) separate examinations in another state, territory
or district of the United States or Canada, must make a showing to the board
of successful completion of a course of study prior to examination for
licensure.
    (3)  Applicants may be personally interviewed by the board or a designated
committee of the board. The interviews may be conducted to specifically review
the applicant's qualifications and professional credentials. The applicant
shall be further examined by the board to determine that the applicant
possesses the arts and skills of chiropractic adjusting.