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Fees
CHIROPRACTIC
Chiropractor
Registration
Issue of First Licence
Annual Renewal of Licence
Replacement of lost or destroyed Certificate of Registration or Licence
Late payment penalty
$200.00
$100.00
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL
P.O. Box N-7528
Royal Victoria Gardens
Nassau, Bahamas
Tel.: (242) 326-7740/326-0566
Fax: ( 242) 322-7788
Copies of The Health Professions Act, 1998
and H.P. Regulations, 2000
may be purchased from
Government Publications -Bay Street
Ph.#: (242) 322-2410
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT, 1998
(ACT No. 31 of 1998)
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS (GENERAL)
REGULATIONS, 2000
PART V
Section 15
(1) The practice of chiropractic is the assessment of conditions related to the spine, nervous systems and joints and the diagnosis, prevention and treatment, primarily by adjustment of these structures. Such conditions include:
(a) dysfunctions or disorders arising from the structures of functions of the spine and the effects of those dysfunctions or disorders on the nervous system; and
(b) Dysfunctions or disorders arising from the structures of functions of the joints.
Authorized Health Services
Section 16
(1) In the course of engaging in the practice of chiropractic as a Chiropractor a person may, subject to terms, conditions and limitations imposed on his or her certificate of registration, perform the following
(a) communicating a diagnosis identifying, as the cause of the person’s symptoms -
(i) a disorder arising from the structures or functions of the spine and their effects on the nervous systems; or
(ii) a disorder arising from the structures or functions of the joints of the extremities;
(b) moving the joints of the spine beyond a person’s normal usual physiological range of motion using a fast, amplitude thrust;
(c) putting a finger beyond the anal verge for the purpose of manipulating the coccyx.
Qualifications for Registration
The qualifications for registration as a chiropractor are that the person has successfully completed a qualifying examination as accredited by the American Academy of Chiropractic or its equivalent
1 Under section 12 of the Act, an application for registration as a health professional shall be accompanied by:
(a) evidence of qualifications/successful completion of courses of study in that profession
(b) (i) proof of citizenship in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas; or
(ii) a certificate of permanent resident status in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas that permits the person to engage in gainful occupation; or
(iii) a valid work permit.
(c) a statement by a licensed health professional that the applicant can read, write, speak and understand the English Language and is otherwise a fit and proper person to be registered as a health professional in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
2. A person who satisfies the Council that he/she is eligible to be registered, shall be registered upon submission of the appropriate registration fee as set out in the First Schedule below and upon payment of the said fee The Council shall issue a certificate of Registration.