(1) [Prior to matriculation to an approved school of chiropractic:]

(i) Hold a bachelor's degree from a college or university approved
by an accrediting agency of the United States Department of Education; and

(ii) Have completed satisfactorily college courses required by the

Board; and

(2) (i) Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic that has been approved
by the Board under § 3-402 of this title; or

(ii) 1. Be licensed in another state for at least 2 years; and

2. Be a graduate of a school of chiropractic:

A. That has been approved by the Council on Chiropractic
Education within 4 years after the applicant graduated from that school; and

B. That the Board determines had standards comparable to
an approved school at the time the applicant graduated.

(d) The requirement IN SUBSECTION (C)(1)(I) OF THIS SECTION that an
applicant held a bachelor's degree does not apply to an individual who:

(1) [has] HAS matriculated to an approved school of chiropractic [before
July 1, 1991]; AND

(2) OBTAINS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE BEFORE MAKING AN APPLICATION
FOR LICENSURE.

(e) (D) An applicant shall be entitled to a license to practice chiropractic
with the right to practice physical therapy if the applicant:

(1) Satisfies the requirements of this section, § 3-303, and § 3-304(e)(2)
of this title;

(2) Was licensed as a chiropractor on or before June 1, 1949; or

(3) Was enrolled at an approved college of chiropractic on June 1, 1949,
and later was graduated by that college and licensed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1999.

May 27, 1999

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker: