| Gail Giuliano, Administrator |
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| For Information Contact: |
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Clerical Staff
Division of Professional Regulation
Three Capitol Hill, Room 104
Providence, RI 02908-5097 |
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Phone: (401) 222-2827
Fax: (401) 222-1272
(Do not use FAX for applications) |
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Web address: www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/chiro.php |
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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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| Application/Transcript Deadline: 30 days prior to Board meeting, complete with all supporting credentials |
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Exam Fee: None
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Criminal Background Check: No |
| Initial License Fee: $ 90 |
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Require Fingerprinting: No |
| License Renewal Fee: $ 170 |
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Term: Annual |
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| Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: n/a |
| Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: No |
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| License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic |
| Optional Certification: Physiotherapy |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
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Requirements: 60 hours in three year (triennial) registration period
Distance Credits Allowed: No less than 50 hours (of the 60 hours required) shall be earned in clinically related courses; At least 30 hours of those 50 hours shall be live didactic learning experiences.
Program Criteria: Approved by CCE, or conducted by Chiropractic Society of Rhode Island. For details contact Board.
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: None currently specified |
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| CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: Applicants must have NBCE Parts I & II and Part III and IV (WCCE), state must have equal qualifications and reciprocate with Rhode Island. |
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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 as of 6/15/1999
Physiotherapy: Accepted; req’d for cert. in Physiotherapy
Acupuncture: Not accepted |
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Reciprocity/Endorsement: Under consideration
Reinstatement Lapsed License: Under consideration
Disciplinary Cases: Under consideration
Impairment Review: Under consideration |
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| PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Physiotherapy |
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Certification: Optional endorsement or notation included with chiropractic license
Additional Education: According to Rules and Regulations
Additional Fee: None
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| EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure:
4 year pre-chiropractic Bachelor’s degree required by statute. |
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Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: Council on Chiropractic 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)
The science and art of mechanical and material healing as follows: the employment of a system of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human spinal column and its appendages, by hand and electro-mechanical appliances, and the employment of corrective orthopedics and dietetics for the elimination of the cause of disease. |
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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: Yes, must affiliate with a RI licensed D.C. and be approved by Board.
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: Not addressed
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: Not required by licensing statute
Additionally legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Chiropractic Physician, Ph.C., M.C.
Peer Review: Board conducts Peer Review
Chiropractic Therapy Assistants: No current or planned regulation |
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BOARD MEMBERS / TERMS:
Board handles both licensing and disciplinary functions. |
| Donald Murphy, D.C., Chair, 600 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket 02860, Exp. 6/2008 |
| Ronald P. Marsh, D.C., PO Box 3742, Portsmouth 02871, Exp. 6/2011 |
| Paul Miele, D.C., 371 Broadway, Providence 02909 Exp. 6/2010 |
| Robert Ricci, Ph.D., Consumer Member, Exp. 6/2010 |
| Louis A. Marciano, Consumer Member, Exp. 6/2010 |
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| STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Total # of Licensees as of 12/09: 476 |
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Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: 282
Inactive licenses: 194
New licenses: *
Resident licenses: *
Non-Resident licenses: *
*Information not provided |
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 Updated 2/24/2010
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