SUMMARY OF CHIROPRACTIC
ASSISTANT (CA) PROGRAM
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Under existing law and regulations (amended on
10/22/2007), individuals may achieve registration as a CA. See COMAR 10.43.07
for all requirements to achieve CA registration. All forms required for
registration may be downloaded from this site.
- Generally, to achieve
registration, an applicant must be a high school graduate and must receive
Board approved classroom training consisting of 103 hours (24 hours of
anatomy, 76 hours of physical therapy, 3 hours of jurisprudence).
- Successfully complete
480 hours of in-service clinical training by a certified Supervising
Chiropractor, the first 40 hours of which must be in an observation status.
All training must be formally tracked and reported by the Supervising
Chiropractor. The report log must be submitted at the time of application for
the examination.
- Must have a clean record
with no serious history of arrests, convictions or addictions to drugs,
alcohol or prescription medication and no disabilities that would endanger
health or safety of a patient.
- Successfully complete a
multiple choice subject matter exam consisting of 100 professional questions
and 20-30 risk management/jurisprudence questions.
- Note
– for individuals already licensed or registered as a healthcare practitioner,
the Board may waive some of the above-listed educational requirements. See,
COMAR 10.43.07.C for further information.
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