Definitions

1. Unless specifically stated otherwise, all definitions found in North Dakota Century Code section 43-06-01 are applicable to this title. 2. "Actual consultation" as used in North Dakota Century Code section 43-06-02 means seeking or giving professional advice, opinions, or assistance in conjunction with a licensed chiropractor in this state with regard to a specific patient for the purpose of providing chiropractic treatment to the patient. 3. In this title, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: a. "Direct supervision" means a licensed chiropractor must be on the same premises as the intern when the intern is performing any patient care procedure and be readily available to the intern and patient. b. "Ethics and boundaries examination" or "E&B" means the ethics and boundaries examination offered by the Ethics and Boundaries Assessment Services, LLC (EBAS). c. "Graduate intern" means an unlicensed graduate of a chiropractic college qualified to participate in the graduate intern program and approved by a college of chiropractic and the board. A graduate intern has the abilities to observe a sponsoring licensed chiropractor caring for patients; have supervised participation in patient care, such as adjusting patients, performing examinations, and taking x-rays; participate in and performance of patient education and health care classes; and participate in administrative responsibilities. d. "Intern" means an unlicensed chiropractic student qualified to participate in the preceptorship program and approved by a college of chiropractic and the board. An intern has the abilities to observe a sponsoring licensed chiropractor caring for patients; have supervised participation in patient care, such as adjusting patients, performing examinations, and taking x-rays; participate in and performance of patient education and health care classes; and participate in administrative responsibilities, such as office procedures, filing, recordkeeping, billing, and staff meetings. e. "National board" means the national board of chiropractic examiners or its successor or equivalent as determined by the board. f. "Preceptorship" means a short-term structured clinical education experience in an off-campus clinic under the direct supervision of a sponsoring licensed doctor of chiropractic for qualified chiropractic students. g. "Special purposes examination for chiropractic" or "SPEC" means the special purposes examination for chiropractic offered by the national board.