SENATE, No. 1288

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED JUNE 3, 1996

By Senator BASSANO

An Act concerning the practice of chiropractic, supplementing P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.1 et seq.) and amending P.L.1989, c.153.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1.    (New section) a. Any person who has graduated from a legally incorporated school or college of chiropractic after successfully completing a program of study consisting of at least 3,600 classroom hours of lectures requiring personal attendance, who holds a license to practice chiropractic in any state in the United States, which license was obtained after passing a written and clinical examination which was given by an official agency of that state and included the subjects of anatomy, microbiology, sanitation, hygiene, chemistry, diagnosis, pathology, physiology, x-ray and chiropractic principles, who prior to attending that chiropractic school or college successfully completed not less than two academic years at an accredited college or university, and who is at least 18 years of age and of good moral character, shall, upon making proper application, be eligible to take the examination for a chiropractic license, given by the board, and, upon passing that examination, be granted a license by the board to practice chiropractic in New Jersey.

    b. Persons applying under the provisions of this section shall present evidence to the board that they comply with the provisions of this section and shall pay the appropriate fees for application, examination and licensing.

    2.    Section 7 of P.L.1989, c.153 (C.45:9-41.23) is amended to read as follows:

    7. The board shall:

    a. Appoint and prescribe the duties of an executive secretary. The executive secretary shall serve at its pleasure;

    b. Review the qualifications of applicants for licensure;

    c. Insure the proper conduct and standards of examinations;

    d. Issue and renew annual licenses for chiropractors pursuant to this act, sections 19, 20 and 24 of P.L.1939, c.115 (C.45:9-14.5, C.45:9-14.6 and C.45:9-14.10) [and], P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.5 et al.) and section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill);

    e. Refuse to admit a person to an examination, or refuse to issue a license, or suspend, revoke or fail to renew the license of a chiropractor pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.);

    f. Maintain a record of chiropractors licensed in this State, their places of business, places of residence and the date and number of their licenses;

    g. Prescribe or change the charges for examinations, licensures, renewals and other services it performs pursuant to P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq.);

    h. Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.)

necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, sections 19, 20 and 24 of P.L.1939, c.115 (C.45:9-14.5, C.45:9-14.6 and C.45:9-14.10) [and], P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.5 et al.) and section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

(cf: P.L.1989, c.153, s.7)

    3. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill permits any person who has graduated from a legally incorporated school of chiropractic, having attended at least 3,600 classroom hours of lectures, who holds a license to practice chiropractic in another state obtained by passing a written and clinical examination given by an official agency of that state and covering certain specified subjects, who successfully completed two years of higher education prior to attending a chiropractic school, and who is at least 18 years of age and of good moral character, to take the examination for a chiropractic license given by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and, upon passing the examination, to receive that license.

Allows certain chiropractors licensed in other states to take the examination to be licensed in New Jersey.