§ 17-81-304 - Application -- Fees.
17-81-304. Application -- Fees.
(a) (1) Applications for license to practice chiropractic in the State of Arkansas shall be made to the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in writing on forms furnished by the board. The application shall be signed by the applicant in his or her own handwriting and acknowledged before an officer authorized to administer oaths.
(2) The applicant must submit proof satisfactory to the board of graduation from a chartered school or college of chiropractic as herein described and file with his or her application the affidavits of at least two (2) licensed and reputable doctors of chiropractic showing him or her to be possessed of good moral character.
(3) The application shall be accompanied by the payment of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), and fifty dollars ($50.00) for an orientation fee.
(4) The application shall be filed with the executive director not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the next regular meeting of the board.
(b) If the applicant is approved, the applicant shall be admitted for examination. Should the applicant pass the examination, no part of the fee shall be returned, and he or she shall be issued a license to practice chiropractic in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) If the applicant is not approved, he or she shall be notified of the reasons for the disapproval.
(d) Should an applicant be approved but fail to appear for the examination, no part of his or her fee shall be returned, but he or she shall be eligible for examination at a later date upon at least thirty (30) days' prior notice to the board.
(e) Should the approved applicant fail the examination, no part of his or her fee shall be returned, and he or she shall be eligible for reexamination at a later date, at the discretion of the board, and upon paying an examination fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) up to seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per failed subject.