| Jean A. Barnes, Acting Administrator |
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| For Information Contact: |
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129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-6504 |
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Phone: (603) 271-9482
Fax: (603) 271-0597
(Do not use FAX for applications) |
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Web Address: www.nh.gov/chiropractic E-mail Address: jabarnes@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web address: www.nh.gov/chiropractic/ |
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| Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; M - F |
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Time Zone: Eastern |
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| Exam Dates: Jurisprudence exam mailed to applicant after all application information has been received by the board - following completion of graduation, NBCE exams I - IV, and application for licensure. |
| Application/Transcript Deadline: 2 months prior |
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Exam Fee: $ 175
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Criminal Background Check: No |
| Initial License Fee: $ 175 |
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Require Fingerprinting: No |
| License Renewal Fee: $ 385 |
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Term: Biennial, renew June 30 odd-numbered years |
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| License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic |
| Optional Certification: No |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
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Requirements: 20 hours per biennium
Distance Credits Allowed: No more than 25% of the total hours of required continuing education (currently 5 hours)
Program Criteria: Courses must be approved by the board, includes those approved by ICA, ACA, or any accredited chiropractic college or institution. Business courses are specifically excluded.
Board accepts the uniform continuing education form: Yes
Board requires sexual boundaries training: No
Board requires AIDS awareness / risk prevention training: No
Other special areas of specific CE training required: Business courses are excluded. |
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| CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: License applicant with active practice for three years in state with licensing standards substantially similar to NH. May give oral clinical proficiency exam. |
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| EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE: Written exam on NH law and Code of Administrative Rules. |
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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: Not accepted
Acupuncture: No information
(*For applicants who matriculated after 1/1/73) |
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Reciprocity/Endorsement: Under consideration
Reinstatement Lapsed License: Under consideration
Disciplinary Cases: Under consideration
Impairment Review: Not planning to use |
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| PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Physiological Therapeutics |
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Certification: *
Additional Education: *
Additional Examination: *
Additional Fee: *
*changes pending - contact board for current info
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| EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure: No statutory requirement
No requirement for 4-year degree planned. |
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Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: Accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Must be fully accredited. |
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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)
Any Doctor of Chiropractic who has received and holds a Certificate of Registration and license issued by said Board may adjust by hand any articulations of the vertebral column and its immediate articulations for the restoration and maintenance of health; including the normal regimen and rehabilitation of the patient without the use of drugs or surgery. To also include physical examination, the use of X-ray and other analytical instruments generally used in the practice of chiropractic. Physiological therapeutics can be used preparatory to or complimentary to spinal manipulation. |
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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: Under consideration
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: No
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: No
Additionally legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Terms listed above
Peer Review: No response by board
Chiropractic Therapy Assistants: n/a |
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BOARD MEMBERS / TERMS:
Board handles both licensing and disciplinary functions. |
| John D. Boyden, II, D.C., Chairman, 40 South River Rd, Suite 34, Bedford 03110, Exp. 8/24/2012 |
| Lisa M. Lanzara-Bazzani, D.C., 168 Amherst Street, Nasua 03064 Exp. 8/24/2015 |
| Keith J. Zimmermann, D.C., 700 Lake Avenue, Unit 3, Manchester 03103 Exp. 8/24/2015 |
| John H. Merrick, D.C., 70 Queen City Ave., Manchester 03103 Exp. 8/24/2012 |
| Laura Sheppard, Esq., Public Member, PO Box 106, 2 Jasper Lane, Amherst 03031, Exp. 12/2013 |
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| STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Total # of Licensees as of 11/2011: 425 |
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Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: 415
Inactive licenses: n/a
New licenses: *
Resident licenses: *
Non-Resident licenses: *
*Information not provided |
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 Updated 11/21/2011
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