§442-6 Examinations. (a) The board of chiropractic examiners shall schedule examinations at least two times each year. The office of the board shall be in Honolulu.

(b) Each applicant shall be designated by a number instead of the name, so that the applicant's identity will not be disclosed to the examiners until the papers are graded.

(c) The applicant shall be required to pass parts I and II of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' written examination and the written clinical competency examination in order to qualify for the state chiropractic examination. The state chiropractic examination shall be designed to ascertain the fitness and qualifications of the applicant to practice chiropractic. The board may contract with professional testing services to prepare, administer, and grade the state chiropractic examination. The state chiropractic examination may include both a practical demonstration and a written examination. A license shall be granted to any applicant who attains a numerical score of seventy-five or higher in all subjects and sections of the state chiropractic examination. Any applicant failing to make the required grade may be reexamined at the next regular examination upon payment of a reexamination fee. Any person seeking licensure under this chapter, including approval to use physiotherapy modalities, shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that the person has received training in the use of physiotherapy modalities at an accredited institution and passed the physiotherapy portion of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' examination.

(d) No person licensed to practice chiropractic in this State shall use physiotherapy modalities without receiving approval by the board to do so.

The board shall adopt rules for granting approval for the use of physiotherapy modalities by persons holding valid, current licenses under this chapter on June 4, 1984. The board may require any licensed chiropractor to take and pass a written or practical examination before granting approval to use physiotherapy modalities.

(e) For each year of actual practice as a licensed chiropractor in another state the applicant shall be given a credit of one-half point up to twenty years maximum to be added to each score for each subject area. [L 1925, c 99, §6; RL 1935, §965; RL 1945, §2076; am L 1955, c 229, §1(b); RL 1955, §60-7; HRS §442-6; am L 1971, c 130, §1; am L 1983, c 242, §1; am L 1984, c 7, §19 and c 243, §3; am L 1985, c 68, §13; am L 1986, c 100, §§1, 2; am L 1987, c 68, §1; am L 1988, c 357, §2 and c 367, §1; am L 1992, c 150, §1]