Standards

The Board adopted standards to protect the integrity and validity of the certification program. The protection concerns were for the stakeholder involvement, primarily, the public trust. Other stakeholders include candidates, applicants, payers, consumers, or any other parties involved with the certification program. Protection of the stakeholders, though primary, is not the only factor. The standards need to be reasonable, rational, fair and scientific.

The health discipline is Chiropractic. The domain is rehabilitation. The domain of rehabilitation in Chiropractic is that area of practice that deals with the assessment, treatment and administration of neuromusculoskeletal conditions and any other health related issues concurrent and/or singular. Due to rehabilitation being a domain of Chiropractic practice, the mastery of this domain for competency assurance is necessary for the evolution of the domain.

The need for knowledge and skill in Chiropractic Education is reasonable.

Competence assurance in the domain of Chiropractic Rehabilitation is fair for protection of the public trust.

Levels of rehabilitation are reasonable to allow successful candidates to practice at their achieved performance.

Sanctions are rational to protect the public trust for protection of the public.

Registration and recertification is fair to promote public trust with continual competency requirements.

Fees are reasonable to sustain a credentialing program.

The following are the Standards

Applicants for testing must hold a license, permisso or equivalent to practice Chiropractic in a state, province, district, country, or region before applying for Diplomate.

The applicant must have graduated from an accredited Chiropractic College. The accreditation must be from a National Accrediting Agency of the US government or equivalent in other jurisdictions.

The candidates must successfully passed at least one level of ACRB testing to be registered.

The candidate must achieve a passing performance for all ACRB levels, fulfill the peer review publishing requirement, and successfully complete the non-written exam by the Board for mastery level certification of Diplomate.

All registered levels and Diplomates must fulfill the continual competency requirements as determined by the Board by paying annual dues, successfully completing the recertification process and maintaining a license, permisso, or equivalent to practice Chiropractic to maintain active status.

All registered levels and certified Diplomates must report revocations, suspensions, or sanctions of these licenses to the Board.

All candidates, applicants and Diplomates must be familiar with the standards, policies, and procedures of the Board and College.

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