38-807 Chiropractic; license; qualifications required. - Nebraska Statutes

38-807. Chiropractic; license; qualifications required.Every applicant for a license to practice chiropractic shall present proof of graduation from an accredited college of chiropractic and (1) pass an examination given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners which consists of Parts I, II, III, IV, and physiotherapy or (2) pass an examination approved by the Board of Chiropractic. SourceLaws 1927, c. 167, § 78, p. 475; C.S.1929, § 71-1103; R.S.1943, § 71-179; Laws 1965, c. 413, § 1, p. 1321; Laws 1975, LB 92, § 2; Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 29; Laws 1999, LB 828, § 65; R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-179; Laws 2007, LB463, § 248. Cross ReferencesUniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101. AnnotationsThe practice of chiropractic is a skilled profession, and as such, chiropractic testimony may qualify as "competent medical testimony" under workers' compensation rules. Rodgers v. Sparks, 228 Neb. 191, 421 N.W.2d 785 (1988).