§ 17-81-306 - Examination. - Arkansas Statutes

17-81-306. Examination.

(a) (1) Examinations shall be given in English and in writing, except for certain applicants with disabilities such as blind persons, and shall include the following subjects:

(A) Practice management, ethics, and jurisprudence;

(B) Physical and clinical diagnosis;

(C) Chiropractic examination procedures;

(D) Chiropractic adjustive and manipulative therapeutics;

(E) X-ray interpretations; and

(F) Chiropractic philosophy.

(2) Examinations for applicants having passed Part III on the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall include only the following subjects:

(A) Practice, ethics, and jurisprudence;

(B) Chiropractic examination procedures;

(C) Chiropractic adjustive and manipulative therapeutics; and

(D) Physical and clinical diagnostic methods.

(b) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall grade all papers and notify all applicants of the results within forty-five (45) days of the examination.

(c) Each applicant failing the examination shall be furnished a list of his or her grades. He or she shall be eligible for reexamination, as put forth in the rules and regulations of the board, upon request and the payment of the required fee.

(d) All examination papers shall be retained by the board for a minimum period of two (2) years and shall be available for inspection, by appointment, by any aggrieved applicant.