Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 3-304

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Current — January 1, 2026

As of January 1, 2019

(a) An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.

(b) The Board shall give examinations to applicants at least twice in each calendar year at the times and places that the Board determines.

(c) The Board ~~shall: (1) Notify~~ each qualified applicant of the time and place of ~~examination; and (2) Publish in a newspaper of general circulation the time and place of each examination, at least 30 days before the~~ examination.

(d) (1) The Board shall develop written evaluation criteria to be used to identify minimum competency on the oral or clinical portions of the examination.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Board shall determine the subjects, scope, method, and form for examinations given under this title.

(3) Until the grading of all examinations is completed:

(i) The examination papers of each applicant shall be identified only by a number; and

(ii) The name of the applicant to whom an examination paper belongs may not be disclosed to any member of the Board.

(4) The examination shall include a written practical or oral section on clinical subjects, including:

(i) Chiropractic principles;

(ii) Chiropractic technique and practice;

(iii) Hygiene;

(iv) Neurology;

(v) Orthopedics;

(vi) Physical diagnosis;

(vii) Roentgenology;

(viii) Symptomatology; and

(ix) Physical therapy, as defined in § 13-101 of this article.

~~(e)~~ (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic only if the applicant answers correctly at least: (i) 60 percent of the questions in each subsection of the examination ~~other than the subsection on physical therapy;~~ and ~~(ii) 75 percent of all~~ of the ~~questions~~ on the ~~examination other than those~~ on ~~physical therapy.~~ (2) ~~Except as otherwise provided in this title, an~~ applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic ~~with the right to practice physical therapy~~ only if the applicant answers correctly at ~~least: (i) 60 percent of the questions in each subsection of the examination; and (ii) 75 percent~~ of all of the questions on the examination.

(d) (1) The Board–administered examination shall include: (i) The general laws and regulations of the State on the practice of chiropractic; and (ii) The laws and regulations on infection control. (2) An applicant qualifies for a license to practice chiropractic only if the applicant answers correctly at least 75% of all the questions on the Board–administered examination.

(e) (1) An applicant shall pay to the Board an examination fee set by the Board.

(2) The payment of one examination fee entitles an applicant to take the Board–administered examination twice.

(f) If an applicant fails the Board–administered examination twice, the applicant may retake the examination if the applicant pays the appropriate fee.

(g) In addition to the written examination administered by the Board, an applicant shall take and pass all applicable sections of the national examination administered by:

(1) The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners or its successor entity;

(2) An equivalent national chiropractic testing entity approved by the Board; or

(3) An equivalent foreign chiropractic testing entity approved by the Board.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.