| Ms. Rebecca F. Wright, Executive Director |
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| For Information Contact: |
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101 East Capitol Street, Suite 209
Little Rock, AR 72201 |
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Phone: (501) 682-9015
Fax: (501) 682-9016
(Do not use FAX for applications) |
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Web address: www.arkansas.gov/asbce |
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E-Mail: asbce@arkansas.gov or |
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Rebecca.Wright@arkansas.gov |
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| Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; M - F |
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Time Zone: Central |
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| Exam Dates: January & July of each year |
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| Application/Transcript Deadline: 45 days prior to exam |
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Application Fee: $ 200 |
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Require Fingerprinting: Yes
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Criminal Background Check: Yes |
| License Renewal Fee: $125 Out of State; $200 In State; $100 Inactive |
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Term: Annually, by December 31st |
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| Students: May sit for board exams 6 months prior to graduation |
| Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: Students in preceptorship program may practice under licensed D.C., but may not adjust. Extern program: extern may use adjusting procedures & physical therapeutic. Licensed D.C. must remain on the premises at all times. |
| Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: If no practice experience Doctor would have to be supervised. |
| License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic |
| Optional Certification: n/a |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
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Requirements: In-state: 24 hours per year; Out-of-state: whatever that state requires, minimum 12 hours
Distance Credits Allowed: 12 hours
Program Criteria: Board pre-approved. Courses by colleges holding status with CCE. Itinerant or for-profit courses conducted by an Assoc. approved by the Board for teaching of scientific courses. Course work must be at a physician level. Lecturers must be recognized as having expertise in the field of study.
Board accepts the uniform continuing education form: No
Board requires sexual boundaries training: No
Board requires AIDS awareness / risk prevention training: No
Other special areas of specific CE training required: None |
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| CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: No reciprocity with other states. |
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| EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE: Ethics/Jurisprudence, Physical/Clinical Diagnosis, Chiropractic Examining Procedures, Chiropractic Adjusting and Manipulation, X-ray Interpretation and chiropractic philosophy. |
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| NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS: |
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Part I: Required
Part II: Required
Part III (WCCE): Required
Part IV: Accepted
Physiotherapy: Required
Acupuncture: Accepted (with proof of 100 hours Acupuncture training) |
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Reciprocity/Endorsement: Does not accept
Reinstatement Lapsed License: Does not accept
Disciplinary Cases: *
Impairment Review: * |
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| PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Physiotherapy |
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Certification: Included with chiropractic license
Additional Education: 120 classroom hours of physiological therapeutics
Additional Examination: Must have NBCE Physiotherapy exam
Additional Fee: None
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| EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure: High school diploma, two years of college education in the field of science not to be less than 60 semester hour credits, with minimum of 30 semester hour credits in pure sciences. |
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Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: Board approves individual schools. Must present evidence of having been graduated from a chiropractic college having status with the Accrediting Commission of CCE or similar criteria as determined by, and at the discretion of this Board. This Board adopts clinical competency guidelines similar to CCE quantitative assessment delineations. This Board may disapprove any college whose academic requirements appear to be deficient in the basic science or diagnostic fields. Students matriculating prior to 6/93 from SCASA accredited institutions will still be considered for licensure. |
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| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF FOREIGN COLLEGES: Contact Board for specific information. |
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SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
(Contact State for precise definition by state law)
Practice of Chiropractic means the engagement in the diagnosis and analysis of and any interference with normal nerve transmission and expression, the procedure preparatory to and complementary to the correction thereof by an adjustment of the articulations of the vertebral column, its immediate articulations, or by other incidental adjustments for the restoration and maintenance of health and includes therapy, the normal regimen and rehabilitations of the patient for the purpose of removing any injury, deformity, or abnormality of human beings without the use of drugs or surgery. The Practice of Chiropractic shall not include the performance of the duties, of a mid-wife or obstetrician, therapy by the use of ionizing radiation, incisive surgery, prescribing for or administering to any person any drug to be taken internally, or puncturing the skin, except for the purpose of drawing blood for diagnostic purposes. |
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| OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION: |
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Board regulates specialty council certification: No
Board permits or authorizes travel-to-treat requirements: Performance of services in case of an emergency. Performance of services in this state on an occasional basis by a chiropractor lawfully practicing in another state or territory. If services performed on a regular basis or maintains any office, he/she shall obtain an AR license.
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: No
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: No
Additional legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Chiropractic Physician.
Peer Review: Investigative committee
Certified Clinical Chiropractic Assistants: "Chiropractic Aid" means an unlicensed member of the chiropractic team who may assist a chiropractor physician in the performance of those procedures and techniques constituting the practice of chiropractic as defined in this chapter with the exception of spinal manipulation & adjustment, provided that such assistance shall be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractic physician.
Animal Chiropractic: Per the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Examining Board exemption, any chiropractor licensed in this state and certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association is allowed to perform chiropractic upon animals so long as the chiropractic is performed under the immediate supervision of an Arkansas licensed veterinarian. |
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BOARD MEMBERS / TERMS:
Board handles both licensing and disciplinary functions. |
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| Tom Taylor, D.C., President, Exp. 6/2013 |
| J. Kent Moore, D.C., Secretary, Exp. 6/2015 |
| Terry Barnett, D.C., Investigative Officer Exp. 6/2014 |
| Weldon Roberts, Treasurer & Public Member Exp. 6/2013 |
| Julie Traylor-Logan, D.C., Examination Officer Exp. 6/2017 |
| Thomas Butler, D.C., Board Member Exp. 6/2016 |
Jack McCoy, Consumer Member, Exp. 6/2014
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| STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Total # of Licensees as of 11/11 580 |
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Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: 560
Inactive licenses: 20
New licenses: 18 (2011)
Resident licenses: 514
Non-Resident licenses: 66
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 Updated 2/21/2013
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