Examination for certification as chiropractic assistant; passing score; failure to pass; failure to appear.

1. At least once each year, the Board will administer an examination to applicants for a certificate as a chiropractic assistant. 2. The examination will consist of the following subjects, including, without limitation: (a) Radiographic technology, protection, quality control and positioning of the patient; (b) Ancillary procedures and applications relating to chiropractic; and (c) The provisions of NRS and NAC that are related to the practice of chiropractic. 3. An applicant who receives a score of at least 75 percent for a closed-book examination or a score of at least 90 percent for an open-book examination is entitled to a certificate as a chiropractic assistant. 4. If an applicant fails to receive a score of at least 75 percent for a closed-book examination or a score of at least 90 percent for an open-book examination the first time he or she takes the examination, the applicant may retake the examination within 1 year without payment of an additional fee. 5. If an applicant who receives training and employment as a chiropractic assistant trainee pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NAC 634.355 fails to receive a score of at least 75 percent for a closed-book examination or a score of at least 90 percent for an open-book examination after two attempts and wishes to continue working as a chiropractic assistant trainee, the supervising licensee must, within 30 days after the date of the notice from the Board of the results of the examination, submit a plan for additional training to the Board. The chair of the test committee will: (a) Approve or deny the plan; and (b) Determine whether the chiropractic assistant trainee may continue working as a chiropractic assistant trainee. 6. If, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 5, the chair of the test committee determines that a chiropractic assistant trainee may continue working as a chiropractic assistant trainee, the chiropractic assistant trainee may continue working as a chiropractic assistant trainee if he or she: (a) Pursuant to NAC 634.350 , submits a new application for a certificate as a chiropractic assistant and pays the required fee; and (b) Provides the chair of the test committee with proof that the chiropractic assistant trainee is enrolled in an educational course in a subject described in subsection 2. 7. If a chiropractic assistant trainee who has submitted an application pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 6 fails to receive a score of at least 75 percent for a closed-book examination or a score of at least 90 percent for an open-book examination after two attempts, the chiropractic assistant trainee shall not work as a chiropractic assistant trainee until the chiropractic assistant trainee has received a score of at least 75 percent for a closed-book examination or a score of at least 90 percent for an open-book examination. 8. An applicant for a certificate as a chiropractic assistant who fails on two occasions to appear for an examination that he or she has been scheduled to take: (a) Shall be deemed to have withdrawn his or her application; (b) Forfeits any application fees paid to the Board; and (c) Must, if he or she has been receiving training and employment as a chiropractic assistant trainee pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NAC 634.355 , cease working as a chiropractic assistant trainee. Ê If the applicant applies thereafter for a certificate, the applicant must establish eligibility for the certificate in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 634 of NRS. 9. As used in this section, “chair of the test committee” means the member of the Board who is assigned by the Board to serve as the chair of the committee that is created by the Board to administer an examination to applicants for a certificate as a chiropractic assistant.