{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-312.085","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 312.085","heading":"Application to practice chiropractic -- Course  of study  --","body":"Qualifications.\n(1) Any  persons desiring to practice chiropractic in this state shall make\napplication to the board, in the form and manner established by the board by\nthe promulgation of administrative regulations. Each  applicant shall have\nsatisfactorily completed not less than sixty (60) semester credit hours of study\nfrom a college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges\nand  Schools or other regional accrediting agencies as recognized by the\nUnited States Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education\nAccreditation, be a graduate of a college or university accredited by the Council\non Chiropractic Education or their successors, and which maintains a standard\nand reputability approved by the board.\n(2) The board may by administrative regulation require a two-year pre-chiropractic\ncourse of instruction to be completed prior to entry into chiropractic college.\nThe board may by administrative regulation establish a preceptorship program\nwhere  students or graduates of accredited chiropractic colleges as stated in\nthis section may  work with and under the direction and supervision of a\nlicensed doctor of chiropractic prior to the taking of the appropriate licensing\nexamination.\n(3) Applications shall be signed in applicant's own handwriting, and shall be sworn\nto and before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and shall recite the\nhistory of the applicant as to his educational experience, his length of study of\nchiropractic, what collateral branches he has studied, the length of time he has\nbeen  engaged  in clinical practice, accompanying same  with a diploma, or\ndiplomas awarded to applicant by a college or colleges in which such studies\nwere  pursued. Certificates of attendance from the college or colleges from\nwhich he is a graduate, stating dates of matriculation, graduation, and number\nof months and hours in attendance shall accompany  the application, with\nsatisfactory evidence of good character and reputation. If in accordance with\nKRS  Chapter 335B, no license shall be issued to any person convicted of a\nfelony unless he has been pardoned and approved by the board.","path":["KRS Chapter 312"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46812","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:08Z","sha256":"5d6e78c08d78350cd6ddcc14352015f583fe73308a9164f1a45f11079f3bfb6b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-312.080","next":"us-ky/krs-312.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}