Section 3-304 - Examinations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-304. Examinations.
 

(a)  Right to examination.- An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section. 

(b)  Time and place of examination.- The Board shall give examinations to applicants at least twice in each calendar year at the times and places that the Board determines. 

(c)  Notice of examination.- The Board shall: 

(1) Notify each qualified applicant of the time and place of examination; and 

(2) Publish in a newspaper of general circulation the time and place of each examination, at least 30 days before the examination. 

(d)  Subject and method of examination.-  

(1) The Board shall develop written evaluation criteria to be used to identify minimum competency on the oral or clinical portions of the examination. 

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board shall determine the subjects, scope, method, and form for examinations given under this title. 

(3) Until the grading of all examinations is completed: 

(i) The examination papers of each applicant shall be identified only by a number; and 

(ii) The name of the applicant to whom an examination paper belongs may not be disclosed to any member of the Board. 

(4) The examination shall include a written practical or oral section on clinical subjects, including: 

(i) Chiropractic principles; 

(ii) Chiropractic technique and practice; 

(iii) Hygiene; 

(iv) Neurology; 

(v) Orthopedics; 

(vi) Physical diagnosis; 

(vii) Roentgenology; 

(viii) Symptomatology; and 

(ix) Physical therapy, as defined in § 13-101 of this article. 

(e)  Required examination performance.-  

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic only if the applicant answers correctly at least: 

(i) 60 percent of the questions in each subsection of the examination other than the subsection on physical therapy; and 

(ii) 75 percent of all of the questions on the examination other than those on physical therapy. 

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy only if the applicant answers correctly at least: 

(i) 60 percent of the questions in each subsection of the examination; and 

(ii) 75 percent of all of the questions on the examination. 

(f)  Participation by consumer member of Board.- Repealed by Acts 1992, ch. 433, effective October 1, 1992. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 499, 501, 503, 504; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; ch. 378; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 433; 1996, ch. 528.]