Md. Code, Health Occupations § 3-301
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 3-301, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§3–301.
Official statutory text
(a) The Board may license, as appropriate, an individual:
(1) To practice chiropractic; or
(2) To practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice chiropractic in this State.
(c) A chiropractor who holds a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy may practice chiropractic and physical therapy in this State.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) A student of chiropractic engaged in a preceptorship while under the direct supervision of a Board–approved licensed chiropractor engaged in an educational program sponsored by a program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, an equivalent entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or another entity that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic, or an equivalent foreign agency that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic; or
(2) An individual licensed to practice chiropractic in any other state or a foreign country while that individual makes a clinical demonstration before:
(i) A chiropractic association;
(ii) A chiropractic convention; or
(iii) A chiropractic program.
(1) To practice chiropractic; or
(2) To practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice chiropractic in this State.
(c) A chiropractor who holds a license to practice chiropractic with the right to practice physical therapy may practice chiropractic and physical therapy in this State.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) A student of chiropractic engaged in a preceptorship while under the direct supervision of a Board–approved licensed chiropractor engaged in an educational program sponsored by a program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, an equivalent entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or another entity that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic, or an equivalent foreign agency that accredits programs offering instruction in chiropractic; or
(2) An individual licensed to practice chiropractic in any other state or a foreign country while that individual makes a clinical demonstration before:
(i) A chiropractic association;
(ii) A chiropractic convention; or
(iii) A chiropractic program.
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