HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, NOTICES MAILED TO
PATIENTS TO INFORM THEM OF TIMES FOR PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS
ARE NOT ADVERTISING OR SOLICITING.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) of this section is new
language added to state expressly what presently
is only implied in the law — that the Board has
the duty to establish standards for advertising
by chiropractors so that a licensee knows which
advertisements are considered "approved".

Subsection (b) of this section is new language
derived without substantive change from the last
clause of the first sentence of Art. 43, §
506(b).

Section 3-310(8) of this title subjects a
licensee to disciplinary action if the licensee
advertises or solicits in a false or misleading
manner or in any manner not approved by the
Board. In addition, § 3-506 of this title
imposes criminal penalties on an individual who
violates "any provision" of this title. In light
of the civil and criminal sanctions for
advertising other than in an approved manner, the
Board has an implied duty to adopt standards as
to what constitutes approved advertising. That
duty is made express in subsection (a) of this
section. This revision is called to the
attention of the General Assembly.

3-402. BOARD APPROVAL OF SCHOOLS OF CHIROPRACTIC.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

THE BOARD SHALL APPROVE THOSE SCHOOLS OF CHIROPRACTIC
THAT PROVIDE A CURRICULUM, TEACHING STANDARDS, AND
FACILITIES THAT THE BOARD DETERMINES ARE ADEQUATE TO PREPARE
A LICENSE APPLICANT TO PRACTICE CHIROPRACTIC UNDER THIS

TITLE.

(B)  MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE CURRICULUM.

TO BE APPROVED UNDER THIS SECTION, A SCHOOL SHALL OFFER
A PROGRAM THAT:

(1)  IS 4 ACADEMIC YEARS THAT TOTAL AT LEAST
4,000 60-MINUTE HOURS OF RESIDENT STUDY; AND

(2)  LEADS TO A DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC.

(C)  INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.

THE BOARD MAY INSPECT ANY SCHOOL OF CHIROPRACTIC TO
DETERMINE WHETHER IT MEETS THE STANDARDS REQUIRED BY THIS
SECTION.