Chiropractor
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Not reported
"Practice of chiropractic" means the adjustment of the 24 movable vertebrae of the spinal column, and assisting nature for the purpose of normalizing the transmission of nerve energy, but does not include the use of surgery, obstetrics, osteopathy or the administration or prescribing of any drugs, medicines, serums or vaccines. "Practice of chiropractic" shall include performing the physical examination of an applicant for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit pursuant to § 46.2-341.12 if the practitioner has (i) applied for and received certification as a medical examiner pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 390, Subpart D and (ii) registered with the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Health Professions
- Board
- Virginia Board of Medicine
- Address
- 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233
- Phone
- (804) 368-4600
- Agency website
- https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Medicine/
- Licence page
- https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Medicine/AbouttheBoard/RegulatedProfessions/Chiropractor/
- Last updated
- August 11, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Chiropractor 29-1011.00
Source and verification
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