LARA/BPL-CHIROAPP (9/19)
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Applicants for relicensure whose license has lapsed for less than 3 years preceding the date of application must
complete the following:
o Submit proof of completing 45 hours of board-approved continuing education within the three years immediately
preceding the date of this application. At least 1 hour in pain and symptom management; 1 hour in sexual
boundaries; 1 hour of ethics; 2 live, in-person, hours in physical measures; and 2 live, in-person, hours in the area
of performing and ordering tests. Not more than 15 continuing education hours may be in board-approved distance
learning programs.
o Verification/certification of license to be submitted directly to this office by the licensing agency of any state of the
United States in which you hold a current license or ever held a license as a chiropractor. Verification includes, but
is not limited to, showing proof of any disciplinary action taken or pending disciplinary action imposed.
Applicants for relicensure whose license has lapsed for 3 years or more preceding the date of application must
complete the following:
o Submit proof of completing 45 hours of board-approved continuing education within the three years immediately
preceding the date of this application which includes the following: 24 live, in-person, board-approved continuing
education hours on chiropractic adjusting techniques. At least 1 hour in pain and symptom management; 1 hour in
sexual boundaries; 1 hour of ethics; 2 live, in-person, hours in physical measures; and 2 live, in-person, hours in the
area of performing and ordering tests. Not more than 15 continuing education hours may be in board-approved
distance learning programs.
o Verification/certification of license to be submitted directly to this office by the licensing agency of any state of the
United States in which you hold a current license or ever held a license to practice chiropractic. Verification includes,
but is not limited to, showing proof of any disciplinary action taken or pending action imposed.
o Satisfy either of the following:
o Submit verification that you have held a license to practice chiropractic in another state within 3 years
immediately preceding the application for relicensure.
OR
o Have successfully passed the special purposes exam for chiropractic (SPEC) of the National Board of
Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE). Provide certification of your passing examination scores submitted directly
to this office from the examination agency. The applicant shall request written authorization from the Bureau
of Professional Licensing (BPL) to take the exam and must pass the exam within 6 months after BPL issues
an authorization to test. Contact the NBCE to have the results the examination sent directly to this office.
Contact the NBCE at 901 54
th
Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634 or (800) 964-6223 or on their website at
www.nbce.org
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CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
I understand that it is the policy of this agency to secure a criminal conviction history as part of the pre-licensure screening
process. I authorize this agency to use the information provided in this application to obtain a criminal conviction history
file search from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Records Division of the Michigan Department of State Police,
law enforcement, or judicial record-keeping organization. I consent to the release of information regarding a disciplinary
investigation conducted by a similar licensure, registration, or specialty licensure or specialty certification board of this or
any other state, of the United States military, of the federal government, or of another country.
I certify that the statements in this application are true and complete. I understand that any omitted statement,
misrepresentation, or fraud may be cause for denial of my application, disciplinary action, or may be punishable by law.
I further attest that I have a written policy for protecting, maintaining, and providing access to my medical records in
accordance with Section 16213 of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16213, and for complying with Section
16213 in the event that I sell or close my practice, retire from practice, or otherwise cease to practice under Article 15 of
the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838.
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