Minnesota

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State

published Minnesota, a state.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/ · checked 2026-10-04

Licensing body

published Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/ · checked 2026-10-04

• Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/

Statutory authority

published The statute is Minnesota Statutes sections 148.01 to 148.108, under the heading Chiropractors in chapter 148. Licensure is in section 148.06. The rules are Minnesota Rules chapter 2500. The board's licensure page names section 148.06 and rules 2500.0700, 2500.0720 and 2500.1000, and links to each on the Revisor of Statutes' site. The Revisor's chapter 148 page is the 2025 compilation. Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 4, amends section 148.01, subdivisions 1 and 4, and adds subdivisions 5 and 6, among other changes.Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500/ · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06 · https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · checked 2026-10-04

• The specific requirements for licensure can be found in Minnesota Statutes mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• This chapter has been affected by law enacted during the 2026 Regular Session. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148

Degree requirement

published The board lists two education requirements: completion of 1/2 of all academic credits required for a baccalaureate degree in appropriate subject matter (including related sciences), and graduation from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education or another agency appropriately approved by the U.S. Department of Education. The statute requires that you have earned at least one-half of all academic credits required for awarding of a baccalaureate degree from the University of Minnesota, or other university, college, or community college of equal standing, in subject matter the board determines, and taken a four-year resident course of at least eight months each in a school, college or program that meets the statute's accreditation clause. The statute also lets the board issue licenses without the prechiropractic or academic requirements in the circumstances quoted below. The same board page, in its general section on chiropractic education, also says a minimum of an Associate in Science degree or its equivalent is required for entry to chiropractic college. Both statements are on that one page.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06 · checked 2026-10-04

• Completion of 1/2 of all academic credits required for a baccalaureate degree in appropriate subject matter (including related sciences); mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• Graduation from a college of chiropractic which is accredited by the mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• or another agency appropriately approved by the U.S. Department of Education; mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• The applicant shall have earned at least one-half of all academic credits required for awarding of a baccalaureate degree from the University of Minnesota, or other university, college, or community college of equal standing, in subject matter determined by the board revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06
• taken a four-year resident course of at least eight months each in a school or college of chiropractic or in a chiropractic program that is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, is accredited by an agency approved by the United States Office of Education or their successors as of January 1, 1988, or is approved by a Council on Chiropractic Education member organization of the Council on Chiropractic International. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06
• The board may issue licenses to practice chiropractic without compliance with prechiropractic or academic requirements listed above if in the opinion of the board the applicant has the qualifications equivalent to those required of other applicants, the applicant satisfactorily passes written and practical examinations as required by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and the applicant is a graduate of a college of chiropractic approved by a Council on Chiropractic Education member organization of the Council on Chiropractic International. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06
• A minimum of an Associate in Science Degree or its equivalent is required for entry to chiropractic college. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp

Student practice before licensure

published Section 148.105, subdivision 2, headed Exceptions, lists persons who shall not be in violation of subdivision 1, among them the students quoted below, each with the conditions the statute attaches. The board's licensure page lists the same students under Exemptions, as persons who may be exempt from the license requirement. For a graduate, Minnesota Rules parts 2500.2500 to 2500.2530 set out a board-approved preceptorship training program in which the graduate is an extern, and the board's page describes its Graduate Preceptorship Program in the words quoted below. The rules and the board's page set out the supervision conditions, the extern's eligibility, insurance and application, and the program's term. Rule 2500.2530 lists, in items A to D, when a program must be terminated before 12 months after inception.The board's page gives the Graduate Preceptorship Application Fee as $250.00; rule 2500.2515 sets a $100 fee when a preceptor application is approved and a $100 annual fee for the preceptor. The board's page cites the informed-consent form as Minn. R. 2500.2515, Subd. 4 (e); in the rule as published, subpart 4 is headed Application and the standard policy statement is in subpart 5, item E.Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.105 · https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2500 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2515 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2525 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2530 · checked 2026-10-04

• The following persons shall not be in violation of subdivision 1: revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.105
• a student practicing under the direct supervision of a preceptor while the student is enrolled in and regularly attending a recognized chiropractic college or chiropractic program; revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.105
• a student who is in continuing training and performing the duties of an intern or resident or engaged in postgraduate work considered by the board to be the equivalent of an internship or residency in any institution approved for training by the board; revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.105
• The following persons may be exempt from the license requirement: mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• The Graduate Preceptorship Program (GPP) is a program that allows a new graduate (extern), while completing the licensure process, to begin practice and gain additional experience for up to 12 months under the direct supervision under a licensed and experienced practitioner. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp
• Among other things the preceptor is required to take an active role in the supervision of the extern and be in the practice environment at all times services are being provided by the extern. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp
• The preceptor must also take care to assure that patients are not misled, and are fully informed that the extern providing services is not a licensed doctor of chiropractic, and that they give their consent to receiving services from the extern. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp
• The extern must acquire and maintain malpractice insurance during the entire period of time they are providing services to patients under this program. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp
• However, with very few and specific exceptions, Preceptors may NOT supervise more than one Extern at the same time. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp
• The Graduate Preceptorship Application Fee = $250.00 mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/graduate-preceptorship-registration-requirements.jsp
• "Preceptor" means a supervising licensed chiropractic physician approved by the board. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2500
• "Preceptorship training program" means a board-approved program by which an extern may practice chiropractic under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractic physician for one 12-month period. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2500
• Preceptors shall follow the procedures in items A to C when supervising an extern. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• The preceptor shall meet with the extern on a regular basis, at least one hour per week, to provide valuable feedback and interaction for one another regarding the extern's performance as an associate doctor and the preceptor's performance as an educator. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• The preceptor shall involve the extern in sharing patient care responsibilities, including: revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• completing the history and examination; revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• conducting x-ray examinations, preparing reports, and conducting laboratory tests, if applicable; revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• having the extern maintain patient records and convey information to the preceptor's practice; and revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• treatment of patients. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• The preceptor shall approve the extern's treatment plan before implementing the treatment of a patient. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2510
• The doctor to extern ratio shall be one to one unless special authorization is granted by the board's executive director and at least one board member. Special authorization shall not exceed a doctor to extern ratio of one to two in any situation. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2515
• If preceptor application is approved, a $100 fee shall be assessed. In addition, the preceptor shall be assessed a $100 annual fee for participation in the preceptorship training program. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2515
• The preceptor must be within the environment in which an extern is working at all times. Failure to maintain this requirement shall result in immediate dissolution of the preceptorship agreement. In the event of a vacation or illness of the preceptor, the extern may only continue with the extern's duties under the guidance of a licensed doctor of chiropractic who has been approved to serve as a preceptor. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2515
• The preceptor must direct the extern only in treatment care that is within the educational background and experience of the preceptor. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2515
• The preceptor must provide all patients with the following standard policy statement that informs them of the possibility of an extern performing various services: revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2515
• Prior to approval, an extern must: revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• be a graduate of an accredited chiropractic college; revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• if licensed elsewhere, provide evidence of good standing in all jurisdictions in which the extern is licensed; and revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• if licensed elsewhere, not currently be the subject of any discipline or complaints in any jurisdiction in which the extern is licensed. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• Prior to approval, an extern must submit to the board proof of application and acceptance to an authorized malpractice insurance carrier for coverage during the term of the preceptorship training program. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• The extern must contact the insurance carrier of the preceptor doctor and fulfill the carrier's requirements to obtain malpractice insurance coverage during the entirety of the extern's preceptorship program. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• An extern whose application has been approved may only participate in treatment care that is within the educational background and experience of the preceptor. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520
• An extern shall not function in the program without written approval of the board; and revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2525
• A licensed doctor shall not function in the program without written approval of the board. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2525
• A preceptorship training program must terminate no later than 12 months after inception. It must be terminated before that time if: revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2530

NBCE parts required

published The board names NBCE Part I, Part II, Part III, Physiotherapy and Part IV Practical. Rule 2500.0720 names Part I, Part II, the Written Clinical Competency Examination and the Physiotherapy Examination, followed by or other approved licensing examination, and names Part IV Practical or other approved examination.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=2500.0720 · checked 2026-10-04

• Part I, Part II, Part III, Physiotherapy, and Part IV Practical Examinations; mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• passing the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners' tests: Part I, Part II, the Written Clinical Competency Examination, and the Physiotherapy Examination, or other approved licensing examination revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=2500.0720
• the applicant has successfully completed the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Part IV Practical or other approved examination revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=2500.0720

State-specific exam

published The Minnesota Board Jurisprudence Examination, a jurisprudence exam named on the board's licensure page. The statute also requires a practical demonstration, and lets the board consider a valid NBCE certificate as evidence of compliance with its examination requirements. The board's licensure page names no separate state practical exam; it names NBCE Part IV.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06 · checked 2026-10-04

• Successful completion of the Minnesota Board Jurisprudence Examination; mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• The applicant shall be required to give practical demonstration in vertebral palpation, neurology, adjusting and any other subject that the board may deem advisable. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06
• The board may consider a valid certificate of examination from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners as evidence of compliance with the examination requirements of this subdivision. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06

Jurisprudence requirement

published Required. The board lists the Minnesota Board Jurisprudence Examination. Under rule 2500.0720, no applicant is eligible for licensure until the applicant has taken the board's jurisprudence/ethics examination, and rule 2500.0750 lets you retake the jurisprudence/ethics examination if you fail it.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=2500.0720 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.0750 · checked 2026-10-04

• Successful completion of the Minnesota Board Jurisprudence Examination; mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• taken the board's jurisprudence/ethics examination revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=2500.0720
• Applicants who fail the jurisprudence/ethics examination may retake this examination. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.0750

Scope: what is included

published The statute authorizes chiropractic services and therapeutic services, and diagnosis and opinions pertaining to those services for the purpose of determining a course of action in the best interests of the patient. Chiropractic services are defined to include adjustment, manipulation and mobilization. The 2025 compilation also lists acupuncture in subdivision 4. Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 4, section 2 strikes acupuncture from subdivision 4, and section 4 adds subdivision 6, which permits acupuncture only after registration with the board. No effective-date line appears in sections 1 to 4 of that article. Animal chiropractic is permitted with board registration and a veterinarian's referral.Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0 · checked 2026-10-04

• An individual licensed to practice under section 148.06 is authorized to perform chiropractic services, acupuncture, and therapeutic services, and to provide diagnosis and to render opinions pertaining to those services for the purpose of determining a course of action in the best interests of the patient, such as a treatment plan, appropriate referral, or both. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• "chiropractic services" means the evaluation and facilitation of structural, biomechanical, and neurological function and integrity through the use of adjustment, manipulation, mobilization, or other procedures accomplished by manual or mechanical forces applied to bones or joints and their related soft tissues revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read: revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0
• Acupuncture is permitted under this section only after registration with the board revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0
• if the animal has been referred to the chiropractor by a veterinarian revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01

Scope: what is excluded

published Minnesota Statutes section 148.01 in the 2025 compilation, including subdivisions 1 and 2; and Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 4, section 4, which adds subdivision 6.Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0 · checked 2026-10-04

• The practice of chiropractic is not the practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathic medicine, or physical therapy. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• without the use of drugs or surgery revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• Acupuncture may not be used as an independent therapy or separately from chiropractic services. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• Acupuncture must not be used as an independent therapy or separately from chiropractic services. revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0
• Animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment does not include: revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• (i) performing surgery; revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• (ii) dispensing or administering of medications; or revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• (iii) performing traditional veterinary care and diagnosis. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01
• The restrictions of section 147B.02, subdivision 2, apply to individuals registered to perform acupuncture under this section. revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0

Continuing education

published You need 20 continuing education units each calendar year, by December 31. At least 3 must cover radiographic or advanced imaging safety, technique or interpretation, and at least 1 must cover professional boundaries in the clinical setting. If you are registered for acupuncture, 2 of your annual units must be in acupuncture or acupuncture-related subjects. Courses must be approved by the board or a board-approved sponsor. No units are required in the calendar year you are first licensed. The board's licensure page says continuing education must be finished before online renewal. The statute also directs the board to adopt continuing education rules for chiropractors who regularly practice in workers' compensation.Rule 2500.1200 carries two subparts numbered Subp. 2: one marked MR 1997, omitted in part, and one headed Annual requirement.Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200 · https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.031 · checked 2026-10-04

• every person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state shall obtain a minimum of 20 continuing education units during the calendar year preceding the renewal. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200
• At least three of the continuing education units must be devoted to radiographic or advanced imaging safety, technique, or interpretation, and at least one unit must be devoted to professional boundaries in the clinical setting. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200
• must acquire, as part of the person's annual requirement, two units in acupuncture or acupuncture-related subjects. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200
• Chiropractors must obtain 20 continuing education units by December 31 of each calendar year. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200
• The continuing education courses must be recognized and approved by the board or a board-approved sponsor. revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200
• License renewal requires completion of the required continuing education prior to completion of online renewal. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp
• The board shall adopt rules requiring continuing education for chiropractors licensed under this chapter who regularly practice in the area of workers' compensation. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.031

Endorsement or reciprocity

published If you hold a valid license to practice chiropractic issued by the appropriate licensing board of another state, the statute lets the board license you if you meet the other requirements of section 148.06 and pass a practical examination the board approves. Under rule 2500.0800, if you have at least five years of active practice in another state or jurisdiction, you may ask the board to approve that jurisdiction's licensing examination for Minnesota licensure, subject to conditions A to M. The board's licensure page describes this route for applicants who have not taken NBCE Part IV.The board's page says more than 5 years; the rule says at least five years.Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06 · https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/?id=2500.0800 · https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · checked 2026-10-04

• The board may grant a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice chiropractic issued by the appropriate licensing board of another state, provided the applicant meets the other requirements of this section and satisfactorily passes a practical examination approved by the board. revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06
• A practitioner who can demonstrate a cumulative active practice record in another state or jurisdiction for at least five years prior to this application may request that the examination resulting in the practitioner's licensure in that state or jurisdiction be approved for Minnesota licensure. revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/?id=2500.0800
• if you are a practitioner who has been in practice in another state for more than 5 years, but have not taken the NBCE Part IV Practical Examination, you may be eligible for license consideration based on approval of the examination from another state or jurisdiction. mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp

Summary

published The Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners licenses chiropractors under Minnesota Statutes chapter 148 and Minnesota Rules chapter 2500, and chapter 148 was amended in the 2026 session. The board lists completion of 1/2 of the academic credits for a baccalaureate degree, in appropriate subject matter, and graduation from an accredited chiropractic college. The statute requires at least one-half of those credits from the University of Minnesota or another university, college or community college of equal standing, in subject matter determined by the board, together with a four-year resident course. In stated circumstances it lets the board issue a license without the prechiropractic or academic requirements. The board's page also says a minimum of an Associate in Science degree or its equivalent is required for entry to chiropractic college. Before licensure, section 148.105 lists among the persons who shall not be in violation of its licensing subdivision a student practicing under the direct supervision of a preceptor while enrolled in and regularly attending a recognized chiropractic college or program, and the rules set out a board-approved preceptorship training program in which a graduate, with the board's written approval, may practice under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractic physician for one 12-month period. You need the NBCE parts the board names, including Physiotherapy and Part IV Practical, and the Minnesota Board Jurisprudence Examination; rule 2500.0720 follows its NBCE parts with or other approved examinations. Section 148.01, in the 2025 compilation, sets what the practice includes and excludes, with acupuncture and animal chiropractic each requiring board registration. Once licensed, you complete 20 continuing education units each calendar year, with set units in imaging and professional boundaries, except in the calendar year you are first licensed. If you hold a valid license issued by the appropriate licensing board of another state, section 148.06 lets the board grant you a license if you meet the section's other requirements and pass a practical examination the board approves. Rule 2500.0800 lets you ask the board to approve that jurisdiction's examination for Minnesota licensure after at least five years of active practice in another state or jurisdiction, under the requirements in items A to M of that rule.Source: https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/ · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500/ · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2026/0/127/laws.4.1.0 · https://mn.gov/boards/chiropractic-examiners/apply/index.jsp · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=148.06 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.105 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2500 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2520 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.2525 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=2500.0720 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.01 · https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/2500.1200 · https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/?id=2500.0800 · checked 2026-10-04