These are the entries this site holds for Iowa in its licensure, state association, program and pathway layers. Follow each section’s link to read the full entries.
The Iowa Board of Chiropractic evaluates the qualifications of applicants for licensure and grants licenses to those who qualify.dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/board-chiropractic
Examinations completed after January 1, 1996, will be defined as satisfactory completion of Parts I, II, III, IV and Physiotherapy of the NBCE examination.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.841.pdf
After January 1, 1996: Successful completion of parts I, II, III, IV and physiotherapy;dial.iowa.gov/licenses/health-professions/chiropractic/how-do-i-apply-chiropractic-license
Examination results must be sent directly from the NBCE to the board office.dial.iowa.gov/licenses/health-professions/chiropractic/how-do-i-apply-chiropractic-license
an examination prescribed by the board; the rules and the board's application page require the NBCE examination. Neither names a separate Iowa-administered practical or clinical examination. The rules name the NBCE's Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic (SPEC) in the requirements for reactivation where
the license has been on inactive status for more than five years:
Send verification of passing the SPEC if the applicant does not have a current license and has not had an active license in the United States during three of the past five years.They do not name it for initial licensure. Absence in what we checked is not absence at the board.Read on 2026-10-04: the board's page; the department's chiropractic licensing page; the how-to-apply page; Iowa Code chapter 151; 481 IAC chapters 841, 842, 843 and 844.Source: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.841.pdf · https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/health-professions/chiropractic/how-do-i-apply-chiropractic-license · https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/board-chiropractic · https://dial.iowa.gov/licenses/health-professions/chiropractic · https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.842.pdf · https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.843.pdf · https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.844.pdf · https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/151.pdf · checked 2026-10-04
Pass an examination prescribed by the board.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/151.pdf
The applicant will pass all parts of the NBCE examination as outlined in rule 481—841.3(151).legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.841.pdf
Two hours of continuing education credit is required in the first biennial renewal period and one hour every biennial renewal period after that in the content areas of the administrative rules related to chiropractic physicians in Iowa, found at 481—Chapters 841 through 846 and the statutory provisions specific to the practice of chiropractic in Iowa Code chapter 151.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/481.844.pdf
Dramatically increase the number of Iowans experiencing improved quality of living through chiropractic care.Source: https://www.iowadcs.org/about-us · Checked 2026-09-21
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