Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 3-302
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2019
(a) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who:
(1) Submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 3–302.1 of this subtitle;
(2) Meets the requirements of this section; and
(3) Meets the examination requirements of this title.
(a) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be an individual who:
(1) Submits to a criminal history records check in accordance with § 3–302.1 of this subtitle;
(2) Meets the requirements of this section; and
(3) Meets the examination requirements of this title.
(b) The applicant shall be of good moral character.
(b) The applicant shall be of good moral character.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant shall: (1) (i) Hold a bachelor’s degree from a college or university approved by an accrediting agency of the United States Department of Education; and (ii) Have completed satisfactorily college courses required by the Board; and (2) (i) Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic that has been approved by the Board under § 3–402 of this title; or (ii) 1. Be licensed in another state for at least 2 years; and 2. Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic: A. That has been approved by the Council on Chiropractic Education within 4 years after the applicant graduated from that school; and B. That the Board determines had standards comparable to an approved school at the time the applicant graduated.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the applicant must: (1) Be a graduate of a chiropractic program of study that was, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, an equivalent entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or another entity that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic, or an equivalent foreign agency that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic; or (2) (i) Be licensed in another state for at least 2 years; and (ii) Be a graduate of a chiropractic program of study: 1. That has been accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, an equivalent entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or another entity that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic, or an equivalent foreign agency that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic within 4 years after the applicant graduated from that chiropractic program of study; and 2. That the Board determines had standards comparable to an accredited chiropractic program of study at the time the applicant graduated.
(d) An applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy if the applicant: (1) Satisfies the requirements of this section and §§ 3–303 and 3–304(e)(2) of this subtitle; (2) Was licensed as a chiropractor on or before June 1, 1949; or (3) Was enrolled at an approved college of chiropractic on June 1, 1949, and later was graduated by that college and licensed.
(d) An applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy if the applicant satisfies the requirements to practice chiropractic and any additional requirements established by the Board in regulations.
(e) An applicant may not be required under subsection (c)(1)(i) of this section to hold a bachelor’s degree if the applicant:
(1) Graduated from a school of chiropractic before July 1, 1999; and
(2) Meets the educational requirements in place at the time of the applicant’s graduation from a school of chiropractic.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.