45:9-41.10. Application for reciprocal license, fee

13. Any applicant for a license to practice chiropractic under section 10 of P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.7) upon proving that he has been examined and licensed to practice chiropractic by the examining and licensing board of another state of the United States having requirements for examination and licensure equivalent to those required under section 8 of P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.5), or upon certification by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, may, in the discretion of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, be granted a license to practice chiropractic without further examination upon payment to the treasurer of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners of a license fee prescribed by the board; provided, such applicant shall furnish proof that he fulfills the requirements demanded in the other sections of P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.5 et al.) relating to applicants for admission by examination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an applicant who otherwise qualifies pursuant to this section and has five years of experience in treating patients in the practice of chiropractic as a licensed chiropractor in good standing in another state or states, shall not be required to fulfill the requirements of section 10 of P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.7) concerning the completion of certain studies in a school or college of arts and sciences prior to commencing or during study in an approved school of chiropractic, but shall be required to pass an examination leading to the granting of a license to practice chiropractic in New Jersey. In any such application for a license without examination all questions of academic requirements of other states shall be determined by the Commissioner of Education of this State.

L.1953,c.233,s.13; amended 1989,c.153,s.15; 1993,c.90,s.1.