TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Dr. Kenneth Knox.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend regulations to allow a chiropractor who has been practicing for five or more years in another state to be licensed if he has passed Parts I, II, and III of the board examination and has failed Part IV but has a score of 375 on the Special Purpose Examination for Chiropractic.

Agency Decision: Denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on August 5, 2011, the board reiterated its determination to require passage of Part IV of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) examination for any applicant who graduated after January 31, 1996. Passage of the clinical portion of the examination has been required for 15 years, and the board does not believe it is in the interest of public safety to lessen the examination requirement.

Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R11-44; Filed August 24, 2011, 12:21 p.m.