On June 28, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a
bill originally introduced by Palmer College, that
will bring about positive opportunities for the chiropractic
profession and the Florida Campus. This new
legislation will provide doctors of chiropractic the
opportunity to practice on the campus of an accredited
college of chiropractic in Florida as part of their
teaching responsibilities without a Florida license,
provided they have an active and current license to
practice in another state.
Previously, in order to teach at the Palmer
Chiropractic Clinics on the Florida Campus, a
doctor had to be licensed in Florida. With this
new law, Palmer now has significantly more
opportunities to recruit additional talented and
experienced faculty members to the Florida
Campus. A second part of the bill, which was
suggested by the Florida Chiropractic Association,
allows students to sit for licensure in Florida
prior to graduation.