Rule 4734-6-01 | Application for chiropractic licensure.
(A) Each applicant must submit the following:
(1) A completed application;
(2) Non-refundable two hundred fifty-dollar application fee;
(3) A passport type photograph taken within the preceding one hundred eighty days;
(4) Those applicants who graduated from a doctor of chiropractic degree program on or after June 30, 2010 must supply an educational transcript reflecting possession of a bachelor, masters, or doctorate degree;
(5) Educational transcript reflecting the applicant holds a doctor of chiropractic degree from a program approved by the board;
(6) National board of chiropractic examiners transcript;
(7) Verification of licensure from all jurisdictions in which a chiropractic license was ever issued, regardless of licensure status or date of issuance;
(8) Fingerprint criminal background check results completed no earlier than one hundred eighty days preceding application for licensure. Results are valid for one hundred eighty days after receipt.
(B) Except as provided in sections 4734.23, 4734.24 and 4734.27 of the Revised Code, applicants must meet the conditions outlined in section 4734.20 of the Revised Code to receive a chiropractic license.
(C) Each applicant must submit all required credentials, facts, and materials as the board requires. The applicant has an ongoing obligation to update and supplement all information provided to the board. All required transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution. Applications and fees are valid for one year from the date of initial application.
(D) If an applicant has not actively practiced chiropractic for two years or more immediately preceding the date of application, the board may require as a condition for licensure that the applicant complete training or testing which may include passing the "Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic" offered by the national board of chiropratic examiners.
(E) Any refusal or denial of an application except where an applicant failed to pass all or portions of an examination of the national board of chiropractic examiners, must comply with the hearing requirements of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
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