Sec. 5.5. (a) The board may issue a temporary permit to a graduate of a chiropractic school to manually manipulate, manually adjust, or manually mobilize the spinal column or vertebral column of an individual if the graduate applying for the permit is:

(1) qualified to become a licensed chiropractor by examination; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-10-1-5.5

  • Board: means the board of chiropractic examiners under section 1. See Indiana Code 25-10-1-1
  • Chiropractic: means the examination, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of human ailments and conditions of any interference with normal nerve transmission and expression, the procedure preparatory to and complementary to the correction thereof by an adjustment or manipulation of the articulations of the vertebral column, its immediate articulation, including other incidental means of adjustments of the spinal column, extremities, and musculoskeletal soft tissues of the body without the use of prescription drugs or surgery. See Indiana Code 25-10-1-1
  • Chiropractor: means any person who is qualified under this chapter to practice the science of chiropractic. See Indiana Code 25-10-1-1
(2) employed by and under the direct supervision of a chiropractor licensed under this chapter.

     (b) A temporary permit issued under this section expires on the day after the board releases the results of the next examination given by the board.

     (c) The board may not issue a temporary permit under this section to an individual who has failed an examination under this chapter.

As added by P.L.235-1989, SEC.3.

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