1606822 Amendment to eliminate the requirement for chiropractors to pass a locally prepared examination as a prerequiste to licensure.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Health (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201.01, et seq. (2007 Repl.; 2011 Supp.)), as amended, and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998, hereby gives notice of his intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt the following amendments to chapter 48 (Chiropractic) of title 17 (Business, Occupation, and Professions) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
The purpose of the amendments is to restructure and reformat the District Examination each applicant seeking to qualify for licensure as a practicing chiropractor in the District of Columbia must successfully complete under the provisions of chapter 48 of title 17 of the DCMR.
The following rulemaking action is proposed:
Chapter 48, CHIROPRACTIC, of Title 17, BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONS, is amended as follows:
Subsection 4803.3 is amended to read as follows:
4803.3 In addition to the requirements provided in § 4802 for licensure, a chiropractor
seeking to satisfy the requirements to qualify for physiotherapy and/or acupuncture ancillary procedures certification, shall achieve a passing score on
the national examination for these test areas equal to or greater than the score recommended by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE).
Subsection 4805.1 is amended to read as follows:
4805.1 To qualify for a license under this chapter, an applicant, without exception,
shall receive a passing score on the District examination. The examination
shall consist of written and/or oral tests on scope of practice, medical
ethics and District law.
Subsection 4805.2 is amended to read as follows:
4805.2 Repealed
Subsection 4805.4 is amended by adding paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) Scope of practice; and
(e) Medical ethics.
Subsection 4805.6 is amended to read as follows:
4805.6 A passing score on the District Examination shall be seventy-five percent
(75%).
All persons desiring to comment on the subject of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be sent to Kenneth Campbell, the Department of Health, Office of the General Counsel, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., 5th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20002. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from the Department at the same address during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
