HB1525 Summary

• Establishes the Chiropractic Corporation Act as a new subchapter under Arkansas Code Title 4, Chapter 29, allowing licensed chiropractors to form professional corporations.

• Requires all officers, directors, and shareholders of chiropractic corporations to be licensed under the Arkansas Chiropractic Practices Act at all times, with non-licensed individuals prohibited from ownership, management, control, or voting proxies.

• Mandates chiropractic corporations obtain a certificate of registration from the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners with a maximum $25.00 registration fee and $10.00 annual renewal fee before operating.

• Allows the board to suspend or revoke certificates for unlicensed individuals in management positions, unethical professional conduct, death of the last shareholder, or non-compliance with the act.

• Permits foreign chiropractic corporations to register in Arkansas if all officers, directors, and shareholders are licensed to practice chiropractic in their state of incorporation, and requires individual Arkansas licensure for chiropractors before practicing in the state.