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Code of Virginia
Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations
Chapter 29. Medicine and Other Healing Arts
7/8/2026

§ 54.1-2936.1. Licensure by endorsement of foreign chiropractors.

The Board may issue a license to practice chiropractic to an applicant who:

1. Holds a degree in chiropractic from an institution located outside the United States that is accredited by the appropriate national or regional accrediting organization recognized in that country;

2. Either (i) holds a current, unrestricted license to practice chiropractic issued by a foreign jurisdiction whose educational and professional standards are substantially equivalent to those of the Commonwealth, as determined by the Board, or (ii) has held an unrestricted license to practice chiropractic issued by a foreign jurisdiction whose educational and professional standards are substantially equivalent to those of the Commonwealth, as determined by the Board, and has not had such unrestricted license revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted as a result of disciplinary action;

3. Has actively practiced chiropractic for at least two years;

4. Has no history of professional discipline, impairment, or criminal conviction that would pose a risk to the health and safety of patients;

5. Is legally authorized to reside and work in the United States; and

6. Has passed Parts I, II, and III of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners examination and the Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic administered by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

2026, c. 724.

The chapters of the acts of assembly referenced in the historical citation at the end of this section may not constitute a comprehensive list of such chapters and may exclude chapters whose provisions have expired.