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Iowa Code § 151.3 (2026)

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✓ Iowa Code 2026 (laws through the 2025 session)
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Every applicant for a license to practice chiropractic shall do all of the following:

1. Present satisfactory evidence that the applicant possesses a preliminary education equal to the requirements for graduation from an accredited high school or other secondary school.

2. Present a diploma issued by a college of chiropractic approved by the board. \n Tue Dec 09 22:25:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 151 (23, 1) §151.3, CHIROPRACTIC 2\n\n 3. Pass an examination prescribed by the board. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2557; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §151.3] 83 Acts, ch 83, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §121; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §59 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1977–2017 · leading case: Lyle H. Abbas, F. Dow Bates, Bradley J. Brown, Sidney E. Carter, Brad Chicoine, Russell J. Cox, Paul D. Eberline, Joseph N. Geelan, Richard W. Haas, Rex J. Jones, Keith L. Klemme, Elizabeth C. Kressin, Steven J. Kraus, Mark A. Kruse, Rodney D. Langel, Ronald O. Masters II, Kevin Miller, Steven A. Mueller, Mark A. Niles, Valorie J. Prahl, Jennifer A. Rasmussen, Rod R. Rebarcak, Randall P. Stange, Lance E. Vanderloo, Kenneth, 893 N.W.2d 879 (Iowa 2017).
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Lyle H. Abbas, F. Dow Bates, Bradley J. Brown, Sidney E. Carter, Brad Chicoine, Russell J. Cox, Paul D. Eberline, Joseph N. Geelan, Richard W. Haas, Rex J. Jones, Keith L. Klemme, Elizabeth C. Kressin, Steven J. Kraus, Mark A. Kruse, Rodney D. Langel, Ronald O. Masters II, Kevin Miller, Steven A. Mueller, Mark A. Niles, Valorie J. Prahl, Jennifer A. Rasmussen, Rod R. Rebarcak, Randall P. Stange, Lance E. Vanderloo, Kenneth, 893 N.W.2d 879 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 151.3 . A chiropractic license does not authorize a chiropractor to practice surgery or administer or prescribe prescription drugs or controlled substances.”
State Ex Rel. Iowa Dep't of Health v. Van Wyk, 320 N.W.2d 599 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 4× “Chiropractors are defined as: Persons who treat human ailments by the adjustment of the musculoskeletal structures, primarily spinal adjustments by hand, or by other procedures incidental to said adjustments limited to heat, cold, exercise and supports, the principles of which…”
Dain v. Pawlewski, 253 N.W.2d 582 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 14× “Persons who treat human ailments by the adjustment of the musculoskeletal structures, primarily spinal adjustments by hand, or by other procedures incidental to said adjustments limited to heat, *584 cold, exercise and supports, the principles of which chiropractors are subject…”
Amended July 10, 2017 Lyle H. Abbas, F. Dow Bates, Bradley J. Brown, Sidney E. Carter, Brad Chicoine, Russell J. Cox, Paul D. Eberline, Joseph N. Geelan, Richard W. Haas, Rex J. Jones, Keith L. Klemme, Elizabeth C. Kressin, Steven J. Kraus, Mark a. Kruse, Rodney D. Langel, Ronald O. Masters II, Kevin Miller, Steven A. Mueller, Mark A. Niles, Valorie J. Prahl, Jennifer A. Rasmussen, Rod R. Rebarcak, Randall P. Stange, Lan, No. 15–1248 (Iowa Apr. 21, 2017). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 151.3 . A chiropractic license does not authorize a chiropractor to practice surgery or administer or prescribe prescription drugs or controlled substances.”
Iowa Code § 151.3(3): 1 case
Dain v. Pawlewski, 253 N.W.2d 582 (Iowa 1977). “Persons who treat human ailments by the adjustment of the musculoskeletal structures, primarily spinal adjustments by hand, or by other procedures incidental to said adjustments limited to heat, *584 cold, exercise and supports, the principles of which chiropractors are subject…”
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