Oregon Code § 684.050·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Examination; reexamination fee; rules.
(1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall conduct examinations for a
license to practice chiropractic in this state according to the method deemed
to be the most practicable to test the applicants qualifications.
(2) The board
shall give an examination on subjects described in subsection (3) of this
section. The board shall determine the passing score. The board shall give an
applicant credit for all sections passed. The board may authorize an applicant
to retake all or part of an examination upon payment of a fee established by
the board by rule.
(3) The schedule
of minimum educational requirements to enable a person to practice chiropractic
in this state includes:
(a) The basic
science subjects of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, pathology and public health
and hygiene;
(b) The clinical
subjects of physical diagnosis, differential diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis,
theory and practice of chiropractic, nutrition and dietetics, physiotherapy,
electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, chiropractic orthopedics, written and practical
roentgenology, eye-ear-nose-throat, proctology, obstetrics and gynecology,
minor surgery, jurisprudence, psychology and office procedure; and
(c) Other
subjects that the board may, from time to time, require, except internal
medicine and major surgery.
(4) The minimum
number of academic hours in an approved chiropractic college may not be less
than 4,200 or the equivalent requirement in semester or quarter credits.
(5) The board may
recognize a national chiropractic testing agency for grades received in both
basic science and clinical subjects. [Amended by 1975 c.492 §3; 1987 c.376 §2;
1991 c.300 §2; 1995 c.493 §4; 1997 c.264 §7; 2007 c.618 §3; 2013 c.514 §2]