Sec. 20-27. License.
Sec. 20-27. License. (a) Required. No person shall engage in the practice of chiropractic in this state until he has obtained a license.
(b) Examination. Qualifications. No person shall receive a license until he has
passed an examination prescribed by the Department of Public Health, with the advice
and consent of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, except as hereinafter provided.
Any person desiring to practice chiropractic shall make application to the department
upon such form as the department adopts. Applications shall be in writing, signed by
the applicant and shall contain a statement of the educational advantages of the applicant,
his experience in matters pertaining to a knowledge of the care of the sick, the length
of time applied and the school in which he studied chiropractic, any collateral branch
of study and the length of time engaged in clinical practice and any diploma, certificate
or degree which has been conferred upon such applicant. Each applicant shall present
to the department satisfactory evidence that he graduated from an approved high school
or possessed educational qualifications equivalent to those required for graduation from
such school before beginning the study of chiropractic and that he graduated with the
degree of doctor of chiropractic from an accredited college of chiropractic approved by
said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, as provided herein,
that, if he graduated prior to July 1, 1932, he has been a resident student in such an
approved chiropractic college or colleges during three graded courses of six months
each, each of which courses shall have included not less than nine hundred class hours,
that, if he graduated after July 1, 1932, he has been a resident student in such an approved
chiropractic college or colleges during four graded courses of eight months each, totaling
not less than three thousand six hundred hours, and that, if he graduated after July 1,
1955, he has been a resident student in such an approved chiropractic college or colleges
during four graded courses of eight months each, totaling not less than four thousand
hours. On and after July 1, 1960, each applicant shall present to said department satisfactory evidence that before beginning the study of chiropractic he has completed at least
two academic years or sixty semester hours of study leading to a baccalaureate degree
in a college or university approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner
of Public Health. Said department shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the
examination and who has met all other requirements of this chapter and any regulations
adopted hereunder. There shall be paid to the department by each applicant a fee of four
hundred fifty dollars. The examination shall be administered by the Department of Public
Health under the supervision of the board. Passing scores shall be established by the
department with the consent of the board.
(c) Licensure without written examination. The Department of Public Health
may grant a license without written examination to any currently practicing, competent
licensee from any other state having licensure requirements substantially similar to, or
higher than, those of this state, who (1) is a graduate of an accredited school of chiropractic approved by said board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, (2)
presents evidence satisfactory to the department that he has completed a course of two
academic years or sixty semester hours of study in a college or scientific school approved
by the board with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health, and (3) successfully
passes the practical examination provided for in subsection (a) of section 20-28. There
shall be paid to the department by each such applicant a fee of four hundred fifty dollars.
No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional
disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint. The
department shall inform the board of the applications it receives for licenses under this
section.
(d) Issuance of license. List of approved schools. Any person who has passed the
prescribed examination shall receive from said department a license, which license shall
include a statement that the person named therein is qualified to practice chiropractic.
Any person practicing chiropractic in this state under a license granted by the Board of
Chiropractic Examiners previous to July 1, 1927, shall, upon filing such license, together
with the statement provided for, with the Department of Public Health, receive from
said department a license. Said board shall file, annually, with the Department of Public
Health, a list of accredited chiropractic colleges or institutions approved by said board
with the consent of the Commissioner of Public Health.
(1949 Rev., S. 4380; 1949, 1955, S. 2197d; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 8; 1969, P.A. 126, S. 1, 2; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 43, 44;
1972, P.A. 294, S. 24; P.A. 75-268, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 364, 365, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 30, 136; P.A. 80-358, S. 2; 80-484, S. 21, 174, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 11, 71; P.A. 83-17, S. 1, 3; P.A. 89-251, S. 75, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-174, S. 7, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1959 act doubled fees for certificates of approval, deleted requirement that deposit of $15 accompany application for the same and eliminated $2 fee for certificate of registration; 1969 act deleted references to duplicate certificates
and statements in Subsecs. (b) and (d) and deleted provisions re disposition of duplicates with town clerks in physicians'
towns of residence or towns where physicians intend to reside; 1971 act increased certificate fee in Subsec. (b) from $50
to $150 and in Subsec. (c) from $100 to$150; 1972 act made technical change, deleting reference to duplicate statements
in Subsec. (d); P.A. 75-268 deleted provisions in Subsec. (c) which forbade granting of certificate to person failing to meet
conditions set forth in repealed Sec. 20-3; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services,
required commissioner's consent for examination and deleted references to secretary-general of board of examiners, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 made technical changes; P.A. 80-358 specified that chiropractic colleges must be "accredited" rather than "reputable" and must be "approved" rather than "recognized" by the board; P.A. 80-484 essentially
transferred powers of board re applications, examination and licensure to department, retaining board in advisory role and
revising provisions as necessary, deleted requirement that applications be sworn, that applicant be of good moral character
and that he be a resident or intends to be one, replaced certificates with licenses and added provisions in Subsec. (b) re
establishment of passing scores by department and in Subsec. (c) re applicants against whom disciplinary action pending
or who are subject of unresolved complaint and re informing board of number of applications received; P.A. 81-471 changed
"certificates" to "licenses" in Subsec. (c) as of July 1, 1981; P.A. 83-17 amended Subsec. (c) to authorize the granting of
a license to a licensee from another state without a "written" examination, deleted the requirement that a certificate of
proficiency in basic sciences be submitted and added requirement that such licensee pass a practical examination; P.A.
89-251 increased the fee from $150 to $450; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with
department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-174 deleted language
which provided that the accredited college of chiropractic be accredited at the time of application, effective June 6, 1994;
P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and
Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
See Sec. 19a-88 re annual renewal of licenses.
See Sec. 19a-89 re notification of change in office or residence address.
Cited. 211 C. 508. Cited. 220 C. 86.
Compared with section 20-37. 14 CS 199. The court may refuse to compel the commissioner to issue a certificate of
registration if the certificate issued by the board was falsely obtained. 19 CS 462.