HB 2846 Summary

• Amends Arizona chiropractic licensing laws to add new definitions including "business entity," "registrant," and "supervision," and expands the state board of chiropractic examiners' regulatory authority.

• Requires chiropractic applicants to pass a jurisprudence examination with a score of at least 75 percent and, beginning January 1, 2026, to obtain a valid fingerprint clearance card instead of individual fingerprint submissions.

• Significantly expands grounds for disciplinary action against chiropractors and chiropractic assistants to include 41 specific violations, adding new prohibitions on sexual conduct with patients, sexual harassment, incompetent practice, fraud, improper billing, and exploitation of patients.

• Increases continuing education requirements from 12 to 32 hours during the two-year licensure period and allows the board to regulate chiropractic assistants through registration requirements.

• Repeals temporary section 32-922.01 and adds the state board of chiropractic examiners to agencies requiring fingerprint clearance cards under sections 41-619.51 and 41-1758.