Alabama Administrative Code

Five (5) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. However, the board may appoint hearing panels consisting of no fewer than three (3) board members. The consumer member of the board may be a member of each hearing panel. The hearing panels are authorized to conduct hearing…

(1) The Board shall meet as prescribed by the Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-144 and other times the Board deems necessary. (2) The Board shall comply with the provision of the Alabama Open Meetings Act in connection with any meeting. (3) All meetings of the Board of Chiropractic Exa…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-1-.07 Filed September 30, 1982. Repealed: Filed October 17, 2013; effective November 21, 2013. Author: Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-144, 34-24-165.

All Board members, including the president, are entitled to vote and are entitled to make or second motions. A majority of those members of the Board present and voting on any matter shall decide that matter before the Board. The president shall vote as a member of the Board and …

All applications and requests for which the Board has prescribed a form must be made on the prescribed form. Forms used by the Board may be acquired from the Executive Director. Forms currently used are found in Appendix to these rules and/or at www.chiro.alabama.gov. Notes Ala. …

(1) The Board shall select an Executive Director who shall be responsible for the administration of Board policy. The Executive Director is designated as the agent for the Board for service of legal process upon the Board. All correspondence to the Board, including requests for i…

(1) "Public Record" for the purpose of these rules means all Board records which are reasonably necessary to record the business and activities required to be done or carried on by the Board so that the status and condition of such business and activities can be known by the citi…

The Board may employ investigators, inspectors, attorneys and any other agents and employees and assistants as may from time to time be necessary, and may use any other means necessary to bring about and maintain a rigid administration and enforcement of the code and these rules.…

The Board shall publish annually a directory listing all permit holders and all persons licensed to practice chiropractic in Alabama. Copies of the directory shall be made available from the Executive Director at cost, as established in Rule 190-X-.1 -.18. Notes Ala. Admin. Code …

This Board is authorized to accept any public or private funds, grants, appropriations, or other monies to be used for scholarships for qualified persons to study chiropractic in an approved chiropractic college. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-1-.14 Filed September 30, 1…

This Board is authorized to accept any donation of funds, equipment, supplies, or other goods or services from any source. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-1-.15 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed January 31, 1990. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-144…

(1) The Board may issue declaratory rulings upon petition of any person substantially affected by a rule, with respect to the validity of the rule, or with respect to the applicability to any person, property, or state of facts of any rule or statute enforceable by the Board, or …

(1) The Board may, in its discretion, issue an advisory opinion upon written request. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-1-.17 Filed January 31, 1990. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2018, eff. 11/29/2018. Author: ASBCE Statutory Au…

Fees shall be as follows: (1) License Application Fee $150 An applicant for a license shall submit to the Board the application fee of $150.00. (2) Exam Application Fee $150 An applicant for licensure or permit must submit an examination fee in the amount of $150.00. (3) Original…

All continuing education providers must apply for course approval from the Alabama Board in order for a licensee in Alabama to receive credit for license renewal. Blanket approval is given for Board approved chiropractic continuing education courses in other states for licensees …

(1) All applicants, who graduated from chiropractic college after January 1, 2010, shall have a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university or an academic graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and evidence of passing a nationally recogni…

(1) The intent of this rule is to provide for the expedited issuance of a license to practice chiropractic to military service members and the spouses of military service members who are relocated to and stationed in Alabama and who are also qualified chiropractors. (2) The board…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.03 Filed September 30, 1982. Repealed: Filed March 12, 2013; effective April 16, 2013. Authority: Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-144, 34-24-160, 34-24-165.

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.04 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed May 10, 1984; August 25, 1988; January 29, 1990. Amended: Filed March 22, 1994; effective April 26, 1994. Amended: Filed September 24, 1996; effective October 29, 1996. Amended: Filed April 19, 2002; e…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.05 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed September 12, 1983. Emergency rule filed December 19, 1983. Amended: Filed February 16, 1984; May 10, 1984; November 6, 1987; April 15, 1988; January 29, 1990. Amended: Filed June 4, 1997; effective Ju…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.06 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed January 19, 1988; January 29, 1990; May 21, 1991. Amended: Filed July 19, 1993; effective August 23, 1993. Amended: Filed June 18, 2009; effective July 23, 2009. Repealed: Filed March 12, 2013; effecti…

The filing of an application with this Board neither constitutes the issuance of a temporary license or non licensed owner nor grants any other special privilege, except as provided in Rule 190-X-7-.02. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.07 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: File…

Any permit holder or licensee who requires written verification of his/her Alabama permit or license may request certification upon the payment of a fee as established in Rule 190-X-.1 -.18. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.08 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed January 29…

Each person issued a license shall comply with recording requirements of Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-164 and furnish to the board documentation within 10 days of the recordation provided for in that section. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.09 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: …

Each chiropractor shall at all times display conspicuously in his/her principal office his/her initial certificate of licensure. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-2-.10 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed January 29, 1990. Amended: Filed January 21, 2014; effective February 25…

(1) Annual Renewal Required. Each license shall be subject to renewal on September 30 of the year for which it is issued and every person having a valid license may on or before September 30th renew the license for the ensuing year by completing the renewal application, submittin…

Any chiropractor who has not renewed their license by December 31st of any year or who has not reinstated their license by January 31st of the following year who desires to return to the active practice of chiropractic shall submit an application for reinstatement and a nonrefund…

(1) Replacement (a) Replacement license/permit must be requested in writing. The request for replacement must include the reason for request. (b) Replacement license/permit must be marked "replacement license/permit." (c) Replacement license/permit should contain date that origin…

(1) Any licensee who is no longer in active practice may apply to the Board for retirement of his/her license by submitting an affidavit to that effect on a form supplied by the Executive Director. (2) A retiree is excused from the continuing education requirement of Rule 190-X-2…

(1) The Board may license an applicant if the applicant is licensed in another state which under like condition grants reciprocal licensure without examination to chiropractors duly licensed by examination in this state, and that in the opinion of the board, has standards of prac…

(1) Any licensee who is in active practice outside the state of Alabama may apply to the Board for an Inactive (Out of State) License. (2) A inactive license must complete renewal as provided in rule 190-X-2-.11(1)(2)(3)(4)(5). (3) The annual fee for an inactive license shall be …

(1) Definition. For the purpose of this rule, practice shall mean an office, clinic or other place that offers or provides chiropractic services which is owned in whole or in part by a non-licensed person or entity. (2) Permit Required.(a) A practice shall not offer or provide ch…

(a) Whenever the Board determines as a result of a complaint that there is probable cause for doing so, the Board may inspect the practice location or records of any chiropractor or permit holder. (b) Any of the inspections referenced above may be conducted by a Board member(s)or…

(1) Definitions: The following definitions shall apply to these rules: (a) LICENSURE BY CREDENTIALS. Licensure by credentials is to be used to evaluate the theoretical knowledge and clinical skill of a chiropractor when an applicant holds a chiropractic license in another state. …

(1) Definition. Acupuncture as used in this rule means a modality consisting of stimulating various points on or within the human body or interruption of the cutaneous integrity by specific needle insertion. (2) Practice Permitted. No person licensed to practice chiropractic in A…

(1) Definition. Chiropractic Physiological Therapeutics includes, but is not limited to, modalities which produce electrical current, light, air, water, thermal (hot and cold), percussion, vibration, traction, massage, sonic wave; colonic irrigation, and rehabilitation equipment …

(1) Definition. Dry Needling is a technique within the scope of chiropractic medicine where the practitioner uses a filiform needle to stimulate trigger points and treat neuromuscular pain and deficit in functional movement. Dry Needling is appropriately indicated only after an e…

(1) Complaints alleging any violation of the laws of the State of Alabama or rules of this Board may be lodged by any person with the Executive Director by submitting a written complaint. A copy of a complaint form is available on the Board's website. (2) In carrying out its inve…

(1) In the event a complaint is filed against a licensee or permit holder, or it is determined from other information that an investigation is necessary, the procedure for investigation shall be as follows:(a) The complaint or other information will be investigated by a committee…

(Repealed). Author: Board of Chiropractic Examiners Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-4-.03 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed January 19, 1988; January 29, 1990. Repealed: Filed June 12, 2000; effective July 17, 2000. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-144, 34-…

(1) Any party to a contested case before the Board may seek discovery by the filing of a motion or request with the Board's Hearing Officer. It shall be within the discretion of the Board's Hearing Officer to allow any such discovery. (2) The method(s) or type(s) of discovery all…

(1) Conduct of Hearing. Hearing Officer. The Board shall appoint a person to act as an impartial hearing officer at any disciplinary hearing. Such hearing officer shall preside at the hearing and shall rule on all questions of evidence and procedure notwithstanding any other prov…

(1) Upon a finding that a licensee or permit holder has violated any enumerated provision of Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-123, 34-24-161(e), or 34-24-166, or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, the Board may invoke disciplinary action as outlined in § 34-24-166(c). Failure to compl…

(1) Upon a finding that licensee or permit holder has violated any enumerated provision of Code of Ala 1975, §§ 34-24-120 et seq., or any rule adopted pursuant thereto, the Board may impose the following costs against any person whose license or permit is refused, revoked, or sus…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 190-X-4-.08 Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed January 29, 1990. Amended: Filed December 14, 2000; effective January 18, 2001. Amended: Filed November 6, 2003; effective December 11, 2003. Amended: Filed June 18, 2009; effective July 23, 2009. Repe…

(1) No Board member shall participate in any disciplinary hearing before the Board or vote in such a hearing who has a disqualifying conflict or bias against the licensee or permit holder who is the subject of the hearing. (2) Any challenge to a Board member(s) participation base…

Each applicant for a license to practice chiropractic in Alabama shall be required to sign and affirm the following oath on his/her application form: "I solemnly swear (or affirm) and attest that the statements made herein are true to the best of my knowledge, and further that if…

(1) Statement of Policy. Each licensed chiropractor or permit holder is requested and is expected to cooperate with the Board in all matters. (2) Report of Violations. Any chiropractor or permit holder who has knowledge of violations of any provision of Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-2…

Each licensed chiropractor or permit holder shall file their mailing, office, and residential and email address with the Executive Director of the Board and notify the Board of any changes of address in writing within fifteen (15) days of such address changes. (1) Written notice …

(1) A chiropractor or non licensed clinic owner shall not make or cause to be made a false communication about the chiropractor or the chiropractor's services. A communication is false if it contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law or omits a material fact rendering t…