HAWAII STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
Licensure Date: 1925

Lynn Bhanot, Executive Director
For Information Contact:
	Licensing Branch Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 335 Merchant Street  Honolulu, HI 96813 P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801		Phone: (808) 586-3000
	Web Address: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/chiropractor		Email Address: chiropractor@dcca.hawaii.gov
Office Hours: 7:45 am - 4:30 pm; M - F			Time Zone: Hawaii
Exam Dates: n/a			Exam Fee: n/a
Application/Transcript Deadline: None			Criminal Background Check: No
Application Fee: $50, (non-refundable), separate checks			Require Fingerprinting: No
Initial License Fee: $150 plus $110 Compliance Resolution Fee (total $260) for 2 years
License Renewal Fee: $150 plus $50 per year Compliance Resolution Fee (total $200)
Term: Biennial, renew December 31 odd-numbered years
Students: May not sit for board exams prior to graduation
Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: Students or graduates (not yet licensed) may not practice under licensed D.C.
Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: No
License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic
Optional Certification: n/a
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
	Requirements: 20 hours per biennium, due each odd-numbered year at time of renewal. Distance Credits Allowed: No limit Program Criteria: Board approves programs. Subject material must be directly related to the concepts of chiropractic principles and practice, including diagnostic procedures, patient care, patient management. Practice building seminars or acupuncture seminars not approved. 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: CE courses must be approved by Hawaii board in order to apply credits toward license renewal. Must be practice related only; no practice building or acupuncture CE.
CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: None
EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE: None
NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS:			SPEC:
Part I: Required Part II: Required Part III (WCCE): Required Part IV: Required Physiotherapy: Required Acupuncture: Not accepted			Restoration of Lapsed License, Disciplinary Cases and Impairment Review; May be used in lieu of Part IV
PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Modalities
	Certification: Included as part of chiropractic license Additional Education: No specific requirements Additional Examination: Must have NBCE Physiotherapy exam Additional Fee: None
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
	Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure: Completion of 60 semester hours or equivalent of college credit leading toward a baccalaureate degree at an accredited college, as required by CCE Standards. No requirement for 4-year degree planned.
	Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: Graduation from a chiropractic college accredited by, or recognized as a candidate for accreditation, by any chiropractic accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. SCASA accreditation accepted for those graduating while SCASA was recognized by the USDE. (Before 6/04/93) Exemption: those who matriculated in any chiropractic college prior to 10/15/84.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF FOREIGN COLLEGES:     Contact Board for specific information.
SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF PRACTICE: (Contact State for precise definition by state law) Chiropractic is defined to be the science of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human spinal column by hand; provided that the practice of chiropractic as contemplated and set for th in this chapter may include the use of necessary patient evaluation and management procedures of the human spinal column, hot or cold packs, whirlpool, therapeutic and rehabilitative exercise, traction, electrical and electromechanical stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, myofascial release, diathermy, infrared, and chiropractic spinal manipulative treatment and extraspinal evaluations for the diagnosis and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal conditions related to the human spinal column, subject to the restrictions contained in this chapter; and provided further that the practice of chiropractic as contemplated and set forth in this chapter shall not include the practice of lomilomi or massage. For the purposes of this section, spinal refers to the five spinal regions: cervical region (includes atlanto-occipital joint); thoracic region (includes costovertebral and costotransverse joint); lumbar region; sacral region; and pelvic (sacro-iliac joint) region.
OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION:
	Board regulates specialty council certification: No Board permits or authorizes travel-to-treat requirements: No Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: Silent Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: Not part of chiropractic laws/rules, but may be in insurance code/business code Additional legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Terms listed above Peer Review: Handled by separate investigative division, then Administrative Hearings Office hears the cases and makes recommendations to the Board for disciplinary actions. Chiropractic Therapy Assistants: No current or planned regulation
BOARD MEMBERS / TERMS: Board handles both licensing and disciplinary functions.
Francis G. Brewer, D.C., Chair, Exp. 6/2011
Nicholas G. Opie, D.C., Vice-Chair, Exp. 6/2012
Richard L. Wilcox, D.C.,   Exp. 6/2010
Forentina J. Johnasen, Public Member, Exp. 06/2010
Donna L. Ching, Public Member,  Exp. 6/2010
Note: Please send all correspondence through the Board office - Board of Chiropractic Examiners, PO Box 3469, Honolulu, HI  96801
STATISTICAL INFORMATION:  Total # of Licensees as of 1/05/10: 631
	Of these licensees, there are: Active licenses: 501 Inactive licenses: 130 Resident licenses: 352 Non-Resident licenses: 279
	Updated 3/02/2010
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