37-12-304. Examinations -- subjects. (1) Examinations for a license to practice chiropractic must be made by the department, subject to 37-1-101, according to the method considered by the board to be the most practicable and expeditious to test the applicant's qualifications. The application must be designated by a number instead of the applicant's name so that the identity will not be discovered or disclosed until after the examination papers are graded.
     (2) Examinations must be administered on subjects taught in chiropractic colleges, on the provisions of this chapter, and on other provisions of the Montana Code Annotated pertaining to the practice of chiropractic. A license must be granted to applicants who correctly answer 75% of all questions asked, including x-ray questions. If an applicant fails to answer correctly 60% of the questions on any branch of the examination, the applicant is not entitled to a license.
     (3) The board may accept the grades an applicant has received in the examinations given by the national board of chiropractic examiners and may authorize the department to issue a license without further examination to an applicant who holds a valid certificate from the national board of chiropractic examiners if the applicant meets the other requirements of this chapter. The board may require an applicant to satisfactorily pass a clinical proficiency examination before being issued a license, even though the applicant holds a valid certificate from the national board of chiropractic examiners.

     History: En. initiative measure, Nov. 1918; effective under governor's proclamation, Dec. 28, 1918; re-en. Sec. 3143, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3143, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 432, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-506; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 347, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 275, L. 1993.