Jennifer Filippone
Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section |
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Maritsa Morales
Chiropractic Licensure |
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Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 12APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134 |
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Phone: (860) 509-7603 (menu option #3)
Fax: (860) 509-8457
(Do not use FAX for applications) |
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Web address: www.ct.gov/dph |
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E-mail Address: oplc.dph@ct.gov |
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| Office Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; M - F |
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Time Zone: Eastern |
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| Exam Dates: N/A |
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| Application/Transcript Deadline: N/A |
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Criminal Background Check: No |
| Initial License Fee: $ 565 |
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Require Fingerprinting: No |
| License Renewal Fee: $ 565 |
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| Term: Annual, renew during first birthday month immediately following issuance of initial license. |
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| Students: May not sit for board exams prior to graduating |
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| Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: Matriculated students may practice under supervision if part of required education. |
| Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: No |
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| License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic |
| Optional Certification: n/a |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
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Requirements: 48 hours per two year renewal period
Distance Credits Allowed: 48 hours
Program Criteria: See website
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: See website |
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| CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: No reciprocity; endorsement (waiver of National Boards) available to qualifying applicants; see website |
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| EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE: None. |
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| NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS: |
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Part I: Required
Part II: Required
Part III (WCCE): Required
Part IV: Required
Physiotherapy: Required
Acupuncture: Not accepted |
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Reciprocity: Not planning to use
Endorsement: Accepted
Reinstatement of Lapsed License: Accepted
Disciplinary Cases: Accepted
Impairment Review: Accepted |
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| PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Physiotherapy |
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Certification: Included with chiropractic license
Additional Education: No specific requirements
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: 2 years or 60 semester hours. No requirement for 4-year degree planned. |
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Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: Council on Chiropractic Education and approved by CT Board with consent of Commissioner of Public Health. |
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Subjects Examined: NBCE Exams |
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| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF FOREIGN COLLEGES: See website |
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SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
(Contact State for precise definition by state law)
The practice of that branch of the healing arts consisting of the science of adjustment, manipulation and treatment of the human body in which vertebral subluxations and other malpositioned articulations and structures that may interfere with the normal generation, transmission and expression of nerve impulses between the brain, organs and tissue cells of the body, which may be a cause of disease, are adjusted, manipulated or treated. Examine, analyze and diagnose the human living body and its diseases, and use for diagnostic purposes, the X-ray or any other general methods of examination for diagnosis and analysis; treat the human body by manual, mechanical, electrical or natural methods including acupuncture, or by use of physical means, including light, heat, water, or exercise in preparation for chiropractic adjustment or manipulation, and by the oral administration of foods, food concentrates, food extracts or vitamins, administer first aid and, incidental to the care of the sick, advise and instruct patients in all matters pertaining to hygiene and sanitary measures as taught and approved by recognized chiropractic schools and colleges approved by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. |
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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: No
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: No
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: Yes, not less than $500,000 for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate of not less than $1,500,000.
Additional legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Chiropractic Physician
Peer Review: No information available
Chiropractic Therapy Assistants: No current or planned regulation |
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BOARD MEMBERS / TERMS:
Board shall (1) hear and decide matters concerning suspension or revocation of licensure, (2) adjudicate complaints against practice, and (3) impose sanction where appropriate. Department handles issuance of licensure and investigations. |
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Note: Please direct mailings to board members to ─ Attn: Jeffrey Kardys, Health Board Liaison
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134 |
| Matthew Scott, D.C., Chair, 112 Whisonier Rd, Brookfield 06804 |
| Michele Imossi, D.C., 25 South High Street, New Britain 06051 |
| Paul D. Powers, D.C., 2257 Silas Deane Hwy, Rocky Hill 06067 |
| Sean Robotham, D.C., 11 Mountain Ave, Bloomfield 06002 |
| Marion L. Terry, Public Member |
| Vincet Pacileo, Public Member |
| Faraneh Carnegie-Hargreaves |
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| STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Total # of Licensees as of 12/22/09: 1,029 |
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Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: 1,029
Inactive licenses: n/a
New licenses: 38 (1/1/09 - 12/22/09)
Resident licenses: 892
Non-Resident licenses: 147
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 Updated 6/18/2010
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