2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-179 — Chiropractic; license; qualifications required.

Section 71-179
Chiropractic; license; qualifications required.

Every applicant for a license to practice chiropractic shall (1) present proof of graduation from an accredited college of chiropractic and (2) pass an examination which consists of the following components: (a) Parts I and II of the examination given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; (b) the written Clinical Competency Test given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and (c) the practical examination given by the Board of Chiropractic.

Source:

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 78, p. 475

C.S.1929, § 71-1103

R.S.1943, § 71-179

Laws 1965, c. 413, § 1, p. 1321

Laws 1975, LB 92, § 2

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 29

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 65

Annotations:

The practice of chiropractic is a skilled profession, and as such, chiropractic testimony may qualify as "competent medical testimony" under workers' compensation rules. Rodgers v. Sparks, 228 Neb. 191, 421 N.W.2d 785 (1988).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska