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NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTORS
Licensure Date: N/A
Dr. John Sutherland, Executive Director    Dr. Lisa Richard, Registrar
         
For Information Contact:        
 

P.O. Box 9410, Station A
Halifax, NS B3K 5S3

CANADA

    Phone: (902) 425-2445
Fax: (902) 425-2441
(Do not use FAX for applications)
         
  Web Address: www.chiropractors.ns.ca       E-Mail Address: inquiries@ns.chiropractors.ca

All fees in Canadian Dollars    
     
Office Hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; M - F   Time Zone: Atlantic
 
Exam Dates: Check with CCEB regarding dates for written cognitive and clinical skills exam. Provincial jurisprudence exam administered in Nova Scotia in the Spring and Fall; or by special arrangement at additional cost.
 
Application Deadline: Applications received 45 days prior to jurisprudence exam date.
Application Fee: Included with Province exam fee.   Criminal Background Check: No

Exam Fee: Contact CCEB regarding fees, $300 to the province.

  Require Fingerprinting: No
Initial License Fee: $ 150 and dues   Term: Annual  
License Renewal Fee: All dues (varies with years in practice)    
     
Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: None
Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: No
 
License(s) Required for Practice: Registration - Nova Scotia College of Chiropractors
Optional Certification: At discretion of Board
     
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Accepts PACE
  Requirements: 24 hours of recognized continued ed. courses per 2 years
Distance Credits Allowed: 6 hours
Program Criteria: Board approves
Board accepts the uniform continuing education form: Yes
Board requires sexual boundaries training: No
Board requires AIDS awareness / risk prevention training for: No
Other special areas of specific CE training required: Maximum of 12 hours per 2 years may be philosophy / practice management type.
 
     
CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: None
 
EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY PROVINCE: Nova Scotia Board Examinations or approved examining body.
     
U.S. NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS:     U.S. NBCE SPEC:
Part I: Not accepted
Part II: Not accepted
Part III (WCCE): Not accepted
Part IV: Not accepted
Physiotherapy: Not accepted 
  Reciprocity/Endorsement: Not planning to use
Reinstatement Lapsed License: Not planning to use 
Disciplinary Cases: Not planning to use 
Impairment Review: Not planning to use
     
CANADIAN CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINING BOARD: Cognitive Skills and Clinical Skills examinations administered for the Province.
 
PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Physical Therapy Modalities
 

Certification: None
Additional Education: None
Additional Examination: None
Additional Fee: None 

     
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
  CCE accredited Chiropractic College
No requirement for 4-year degree planned.
  Accreditation for Chiropractic Colleges: Currently accepting fully accredited CCE - Canada reciprocal institutions.
     
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF FOREIGN COLLEGES: Schools with CCE Reciprocal Agreements accepted.
     
SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
(Contact Province for precise definition by provincial law)
Chiropractic care includes the examination (may include diagnostic imaging), diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment of the spinal column, pelvis, extremities and associated tissues without the use of drugs or surgery. Treatment is administered principally by hand (primary manipulation as well as, but not limited to, soft tissue therapy) and when necessary, therapeutic modalities (such as muscle stimulation and ultrasound). Chiropractors may also utilize nutritional advice, lifestyle modifications, exercise prescription and ergonomic recommendations. The range of diagnostic and therapeutic services offered by Chiropractic is dynamic and will be modified by education, research, technological change and society’s evolving health care needs.
     
OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION:
  Board regulates specialty council certification: Applicants must submit education/training information to the Board for recognition unless already accepted by CFCREAB.
Board permits or authorizes travel-to-treat practices: Yes
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: No
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: Yes
Additional legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Terms listed above
Peer Review: Board has direct authority per regulations and Act.
Chiropractic Assistants: Board does not regulate
     
BOARD MEMBERS:
  Dr. Joanna M. Christianson, Chair, 18 Duke Street, Truro B2N 2A1
  Dr. Laurel Cowie, Past Chair, 121 Aberdeen Road, Bridgewater B4V 2S7    
  Dr. Brad Lohrenz, Treasurer, Halifax    
  Dr. Andrea Hunt, Secretary, Liverpool    
  Dr. Lisa Richard, Registrar, PO Box 9410, Stn A, Halifax  B3K 5S3 
  Dr. Rod Thompson, 179 Sackville Drive, Ste. 100, Sackville B4C 2R5    
  Dr. Janis Noseworthy, 14 Fowler Street, Wolfville B4P 1M4
  Dr. Rhonda Kirkwood, Halifax 
  Mr. John Doyle, Public Member, Lower Sackville    
  Ms. Linda Hefler, Public Member, Sackville    
  Dr. John Sutherland, Executive Director, Halifax    
     
STATISTICAL INFORMATION:  Total # of Licensees as of 1/07: 110
  Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: 102
Inactive licenses: 8
New licenses: 8
Resident licenses: 110
Non-Resident licenses: 0
 

         Updated 1/05/2010

 

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