A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT allowing chiropractic students at accredited chiropractic colleges to participate in preceptorship programs.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 8 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 90‑142.1.  Supervised training programs authorized.
(a)	As used in this section, "preceptorship program" means a clinical program of an approved chiropractic college in which a student of chiropractic, under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor, observes the licensed chiropractor and may perform the duties of a certified chiropractic clinical assistant as specified in G.S. 90‑143.4.
(b)	Each student enrolled in a chiropractic college that meets the accreditation requirements of G.S. 90‑143 may participate in a preceptorship program."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑143.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Any person employed as a chiropractic clinical assistant shall obtain a certificate of competency from the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Board) within 120 days after the person begins employment. Certification shall not be required for employees whose duties are limited to administrative activities of a nonclinical nature. Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 90‑142.1 and this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice as a chiropractic clinical assistant unless duly certified by the Board."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.