N.Y. Education Law § 6554

Requirements for a professional license

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§ 6554. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a
license as a chiropractor, an applicant shall fulfill the following
requirements:
  (1) Application: file an application with the department;
  (2) Education: have received an education, including two years of
preprofessional college study and completion of a four-year resident
program in chiropractic, in accordance with the commissioner's
regulations;
  (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations:
  (4) Examination: pass examinations satisfactory to the board and in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations, in clinical chiropractic
analysis, the practice of chiropractic, X-ray as it relates to
chiropractic analysis, and examinations satisfactory to the department
in anatomy, physiology, pathology, chemistry, microbiology, diagnosis,
and the use and effect of X-ray;
  (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
  (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States;
  (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the
department; and
  (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars to the
department for admission to a department conducted examination and for
an initial license, a fee of eighty-five dollars for each reexamination,
a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons
not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee
of one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration
period.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–1990 · leading case: David L. Poole v. Railroad Retirement Board
David L. Poole v. Railroad Retirement Board (1990) ca2 “Denecke’s views do not carry the weight accorded tó a treating physician, at the very least, in light of the education, licensing, and supervision requirements to which chiropractors are subject in New York State, see N.Y. Educ.Law § 6554 (McKinney 1985), and the significant…”
Santiago v. Bowen (1989) nysd “N.Y. Educ. Law § 6554 . They are further subject to the supervision of a state board on matters of licensing and professional conduct.”
Scheer v. Koubek (1987) nyappdiv “Graham then interpreted two X rays (see, Education Law § 6554) taken of plaintiff on November 16, 1983.”
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