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Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners, within the Office of the Secretary of State.

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State
published Georgia, a state.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-1 · checked 2026-10-04
Licensing body
published Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners, as the board's rules name it.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-1 · checked 2026-10-04
Statutory authority
published The act is O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 9, as the board's rules cite it. The rules cite individual sections, for example 43-9-6.1, 43-9-7, 43-9-8, 43-9-11 and 43-9-16. The rules are Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Department 100, Rules of Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The download page at rules.sos.ga.gov states the rules are current through filings of September 2, 2026.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx · checked 2026-10-04
Degree requirement
published You need proof of graduation from a Doctor of Chiropractic program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), or an equivalent the board determines, with a certified transcript sent directly from the college. You also need two years of general college training from schools approved by the Southern Association of Accredited Colleges, or approved by reciprocity through it. The rule defines a year in quarter and semester hours and gives no credit for home extension or correspondence study. If your general college training is from foreign schools or colleges not approved by the Southern Association of Accredited Colleges, you must submit proof that it is equivalent to that offered from a Doctor of Chiropractic program accredited by the CCE or an equivalent as determined by the board, as evidenced by its use for admission purposes (Rule 100-3-.02(b)1). Rule 100-12-.01 lists the board's approved foreign chiropractic schools and colleges.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-12 · checked 2026-10-04
  • All applicants for licensure shall submit proof of graduation from a Doctor of Chiropractic Program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or an equivalent as determined by the Board. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
  • All applicants for licensure shall submit proof of having completed two (2) years of general college training in schools or colleges approved by the Southern Association of Accredited Colleges or schools approved by virtue of reciprocity through such association. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
  • A full year consists of forty-five (45) quarter hours or thirty (30) semester hours. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
  • The Board shall accept graduates of a Doctor of Chiropractic Program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or an equivalent as determined by the Board. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-12
Student practice before licensure
published If you are a student enrolled at an approved chiropractic college, Rule 100-8-.01 provides that you may perform chiropractic procedures once you have successfully completed at least one academic year of schooling and the chiropractic procedures are performed under the supervision and direction of an authorized instructor duly licensed to practice chiropractic in the State of Georgia. You may perform chiropractic procedures at a location other than your college's premises once you have successfully completed a minimum of three academic years of chiropractic college and have met all of the chiropractic college's requirements concerning its student/preceptor program; The chiropractic procedures performed by the student shall be performed under the supervision and direction of a Chiropractic Preceptor. Rule 100-8-.02 makes it the responsibility of the chiropractic college to notify the Board of the specific dates that a Chiropractic Intern shall be serving as a Chiropractic Intern under the supervision and direction of a Chiropractic Preceptor.Not established: a graduate not yet licensed.For a graduate who is not yet licensed: read on 2026-10-04, the board's rules, Department 100, all chapters, in the PDF at rules.sos.ga.gov, and Chapter 100-8 at rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8, searched for the terms student, preceptor, intern, graduat, unlicensed and temporary. Not reached on 2026-10-04: the board's own page (403, Cloudflare challenge); O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 9, including § 43-9-17, which Rule 100-8-.01 cites as authority, through either LexisNexis link on the General Assembly's site (each returned a cookie and JavaScript page with no statute text).Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · checked 2026-10-04
  • "Chiropractic Preceptor" means any person licensed as a doctor of chiropractic in the State of Georgia who is approved by the Board to supervise chiropractic students in the performance of chiropractic at a location other than the premises of the chiropractic college in which the student is enrolled. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • "Supervision and direction" means that a duly authorized instructor or chiropractic preceptor shall be within the immediate patient treatment area, the clinic proper, and available to the students at all times. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Students enrolled at approved chiropractic colleges may perform chiropractic procedures provided such students have successfully completed at least one academic year of schooling and the chiropractic procedures are performed under the supervision and direction of an authorized instructor duly licensed to practice chiropractic in the State of Georgia. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Students enrolled at approved chiropractic colleges may perform chiropractic procedures at a location other than the premises of the chiropractic college at which the student is enrolled provided such students have successfully completed a minimum of three academic years of chiropractic college and have met all of the chiropractic college's requirements concerning its student/preceptor program. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • The chiropractic procedures performed by the student shall be performed under the supervision and direction of a Chiropractic Preceptor. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Students performing chiropractic procedures at a location other than the premises of the chiropractic college at which the student is enrolled and under the supervision and direction of a Chiropractic Preceptor shall be known as "Chiropractic Interns" and shall not represent themselves to the public as licensed Chiropractors or use terms such as "Chiropractor","Doctor of Chiropractic" or "D.C." rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • The Chiropractic Preceptor must be approved by the Board prior to supervising a chiropractic student. To qualify as a Chiropractic Preceptor, the chiropractor shall: rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Be licensed to practice chiropractic in the State of Georgia for not less than five years. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Not have had any public or private sanctions against his license to practice chiropractic in Georgia or any other state. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Sign a sworn statement that he or she has not knowingly violated federal rules or regulations including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the repayment of guaranteed federally funded student loans obtained to finance one's chiropractic education. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Have the written approval of the chiropractic student's chiropractic college to serve as an adjunct faculty member for the purpose of a student/preceptor program. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • All chiropractic procedures performed by chiropractic students shall be in compliance with all laws, rules, and regulations regarding the practice of chiropractic in the State of Georgia. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • The primary responsibility for the programming and treatment of the patient by the chiropractic student rests with the Chiropractic Preceptor or other authorized instructor. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Documentation of all programming and treatment of the patient and all changes to such programming and treatment plans must be reviewed and approved by the authorized instructor or Chiropractic Preceptor. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • It is the responsibility of the chiropractic college to notify the Board of the specific dates that a Chiropractic Intern shall be serving as a Chiropractic Intern under the supervision and direction of a Chiropractic Preceptor. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • The Board's approval for all chiropractors serving as Chiropractic Preceptors shall expire December 31st of each even-numbered year. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-8
  • Authority: O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-9-17; 43-9-6.1(1); 43-9-12(a)(6) and (8); 43-1-19(a)(6) and (8). rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS
NBCE parts required
published If you apply for licensure after January 1, 1998, you need NBCE Parts I, II, III and IV, with a certified score transcript from NBCE. If you graduated between January 1, 1988 and January 1, 1998, you need Parts I, II and III. If you graduated before January 1, 1988, you need Parts I and II. The rule prints the first part as an Arabic numeral, Parts 1, II, III and IV; the next subparagraph prints Parts I, II, III and IV.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3 · checked 2026-10-04
  • All applicants (initial and re-examination) for licensure, after January 1, 1998, shall submit proof of having successfully passed Parts 1, II, III and IV of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners examination. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
  • Any graduate between January 1, 1988, and January 1, 1998, are required to have passed Parts I, II, and III. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
  • Applicants who graduated prior to January 1, 1988, are required to have passed Parts I and II. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
State-specific exam
published The rules name a Georgia Practical Examination in the endorsement conditions (Rules 100-2-.07(1) and 100-2-.07A(2)). Rule 100-3-.01 sets the application deadline at 45 days before the date of the examination. Rule 100-2-.01 states that examinations are conducted in English. Rule 100-16-.01 refers to the Georgia examination for licensure. The rules do not describe the content or format of the practical examination.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3 · checked 2026-10-04
  • An applicant will not be considered for licensure by endorsement in the State of Georgia if he or she has ever failed the Georgia Practical Examination. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • Completed applications, all documents and fees must be received by the Board forty-five (45) days prior to the date of the examination. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3
  • All Examinations will be conducted in the English language. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
Jurisprudence requirement
unverified The board's rules name no jurisprudence, law or rules examination. They address Georgia law in other ways, including these two. If you apply by endorsement, you submit a signed affidavit that you have read and understand the Laws and Rules. Once you are licensed, the continuing education rules require one hour a year in Georgia Laws and Rules, except that non-resident chiropractors, licensed but not practicing in Georgia, may take an additional hour of continuing education in the chiropractic clinical sciences or risk management in lieu of the required hour in Georgia Laws and Rules (see Continuing education).Read on 2026-10-04: the board's rules, Department 100, all chapters, in the PDF at rules.sos.ga.gov, searched for the terms jurisprud, Laws and Rules, practical and examination. Not reached on 2026-10-04: the board's own page (403, Cloudflare challenge).Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5 · checked 2026-10-04
  • submit a signed affidavit indicating that the applicant has read and understands the Laws and Rules governing the Chiropractic practice in the State of Georgia, and shall be subject thereto. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
Scope: what is included
published The board's rules state that you may use electrical and therapeutic modalities in conjunction with adjustments once the board certifies you, which requires submitting official documentation of a minimum of 120 classroom hours of instruction in the proper utilization of electrical and therapeutic modalities. They state that the doctor of chiropractic has the responsibility as a primary healthcare provider to examine, establish a diagnosis or clinical impression, and render treatment and/or referral, commensurate with his or her findings. The rules cite the statutory definition of chiropractic care at O.C.G.A. § 43-9-1(2).Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-9 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-10 · checked 2026-10-04
  • Doctors of Chiropractic may utilize, in conjunction with adjustments, electrical and therapeutic modalities. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-9
  • The doctor of chiropractic has the responsibility as a primary healthcare provider to examine, establish a diagnosis/clinical impression, render treatment and/or referral, commensurate with his/ her findings. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-10
  • The doctor of chiropractic is expected to render adjustments in accordance with specific chiropractic methods when such treatment is indicated. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-10
Scope: what is excluded
unverified The rules refer to the scope of chiropractic practice as provided for in O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 9. The board's rules do not list what chiropractic practice excludes. The rules on electrical and therapeutic modalities (chapter 100-9) and Rule 100-15-.01(a) carry restrictions on who may perform certain procedures; neither is a statement of the statutory exclusions.Read on 2026-10-04: the board's rules, Department 100. Not reached on 2026-10-04: O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 9, through either LexisNexis link on the General Assembly's site (each returned a cookie and JavaScript page with no statute text); the board's own page (403).Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-9 · checked 2026-10-04
Continuing education
published To renew, you need a minimum of twenty hours of board-approved continuing education a year: fifteen in chiropractic clinical science, four in ethics or risk management and one in Georgia Laws and Rules. If you are a non-resident licensee not practicing in Georgia, you may take an extra hour of clinical science or risk management in place of the Laws and Rules hour. The board does not accept practice-building or practice-management courses. No more than twenty hours per biennial renewal period may be taken online or through other electronic media. Licenses expire December 31 of even-numbered years and renew biennially. You are exempt in the calendar year you are licensed. You keep certificates of attendance in your own possession for 4 years from the date of the program. Rule 100-5-.01(1)(c) prints deter mining with a space.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2 · checked 2026-10-04
  • Each licensed chiropractor is required to obtain a minimum of twenty (20) hours of Board-approved continuing education per year in order to renew his/her license. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • Of these twenty (20) hours, fifteen (15) must be in chiropractic clinical science and must be on a topic in compliance with the current scope of practice, four (4) hours must be in ethics or risk management, and one (1) hour must be in Georgia Laws and Rules rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • non-resident chiropractors, licensed but not practicing in Georgia, may take an additional hour of continuing education in the chiropractic clinical sciences or risk management in lieu of the required hour in Georgia Laws and Rules rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • Courses dealing with practice building or practice management will not be accepted by the Board rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • No more than twenty (20) hours per biennial renewal period can be taken via audio/visual/electronic media, such as on-line/internet courses. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • Successful licensure candidates are automatically exempt from meeting the continuing education requirement in the calendar year said candidate is licensed. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • Each doctor of chiropractic is responsible for deter mining in advance rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5
  • Said license shall expire on December 31 of the even numbered years and shall be renewable biennially rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
Endorsement or reciprocity
published If you hold a license obtained by examination in another state or territory, the board may license you by endorsement (Rule 100-2-.07). The conditions include: good standing in every state where you hold a license; at least three years of active practice; all NBCE parts that were available when you graduated or that were required by the state where you were first licensed and practiced for a minimum of three years; good-standing certifications sent directly by each board; a signed Laws and Rules affidavit; at the board's discretion, the NBCE Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic (SPEC), passed within 24 months before you apply, and a personal interview; and no pending or unresolved disciplinary action or malpractice judgment. If you have ever failed the Georgia Practical Examination, you will not be considered. Rule 100-2-.07A covers military spouses and transitioning service members and requires a minimum of one year of active practice. Under Rule 100-16-.01, the board may issue, in its discretion, without examination, a temporary license to an applicant, subject to the following conditions, which include that you shall file contemporaneously an application for regular state licensure. A temporary licensee shall only practice chiropractic under the supervision and direction of a Board approved licensed doctor of chiropractic. The temporary license shall Remain valid for a maximum of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance but shall automatically expire within the twelve month period when the temporary license holder is granted a regular license, or does not take and pass the next available examination following the grant of the temporary license, in which event the license expires upon the notification of the results of the examination. An applicant who has previously taken and failed the Georgia examination for licensure will not be permitted to obtain a temporary license to practice in this state.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · checked 2026-10-04
  • The Board may license by endorsement, a chiropractor who holds a license that was obtained by examination from another state or territory of the United States subject to the following conditions: rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • Applicants for licensure by endorsement must have been licensed, in good standing in ALL states in which they hold a license, and have been in active practice for a minimum of three (3) years. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • Applicants for licensure by endorsement must show evidence of having successfully passed all parts of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) examination that were available at the time of graduation or that were required by the state in which the applicant was first licensed and practiced for a minimum of three (3) years. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • Applicants for licensure by endorsement, at the discretion of the Board, shall submit proof of having successfully passed the Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic developed and administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners no earlier than 24 months prior to date of application. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • Applicants for licensure by endorsement may, at the discretion of the Board, be required to appear for a personal interview. rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • The Board may license by endorsement, a chiropractor who qualifies as a military spouse or transitioning service member rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2
  • The Board may issue, in its discretion, without examination, a temporary license rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS
Summary
published Georgia licenses chiropractors through the Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners, under O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 9 and the board's rules, Department 100. You need a CCE-accredited Doctor of Chiropractic degree or a board-determined equivalent, two years of general college training from schools approved by the Southern Association of Accredited Colleges or through its reciprocity, and the NBCE parts the rule sets by application and graduation date (Parts I, II, III and IV if you apply after January 1, 1998). The rules name a Georgia Practical Examination and no jurisprudence examination; whether the board requires a jurisprudence examination is unverified: the board's own page returned HTTP 403, a Cloudflare challenge, on 2026-10-04. You renew every two years, with a minimum of twenty hours of continuing education a year, one of them in Georgia Laws and Rules unless you are a non-resident licensed but not practicing in Georgia. If you hold a license obtained by examination in another state or territory, the board may license you by endorsement, subject to conditions that include a minimum of three years of active practice (a minimum of one year under Rule 100-2-.07A for military spouses and transitioning service members). The statutory scope and its exclusions are unverified: O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 9 could not be read on 2026-10-04 through either LexisNexis link on the General Assembly's site, each of which returned a cookie and JavaScript page with no statute text.Source: https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-1 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/Download_pdf.aspx?st=GASOS&year=2026&dept=Departments&pdf=Department%20100%20RULES%20OF%20GEORGIA%20BOARD%20OF%20CHIROPRACTIC%20EXAMINERS · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-3 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-2 · https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/100-5 · checked 2026-10-04

Recorded limit. The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards publishes a record for each board at https://www.fclb.org/. That site returned HTTP 403 to us when checked on 2026-10-04, so its record could not be read.

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