NC H702

Modifies chiropractic licensure requirements to accept graduates from accredited chiropractic programs (not just four-year colleges), replacing the 4,200-hour requirement with completion of a Doctor of Chiropractic degree

Grants the NC State Board of Chiropractic Examiners authority to establish certification standards for acupuncture practice by chiropractors

Expands Board membership eligibility so no more than three members may be graduates of the same college, program, or school of chiropractic

Removes the detailed list of required examination subjects (neurology, pathology, anatomy, etc.), giving the Board discretion to determine necessary studies for fitness to practice

Updates terminology throughout the statutes from "college" and "school" to "program" and changes "diagnostic radiology" to "diagnostic imaging"; effective October 1, 2025