HB523 Summary

• Adds a state at-large board member to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners who must be African-American, in addition to seven members elected from congressional districts.

• Requires fingerprinting and criminal background checks for all applicants seeking licensure or reinstatement as chiropractors, with costs borne by the applicant.

• Mandates that non-licensed persons applying for permits to own or operate chiropractic practices must pass a board-administered exam on the article and board rules.

• Grants the board subpoena power to compel witness attendance and production of evidence, with authority to enforce compliance through circuit court orders.

• Establishes licensure by credentials for chiropractors with current licenses in other states, requiring active practice of 5,000+ hours in the past five years and passage of a jurisprudence exam, among other criteria.