TRENTON - The Office of NJ Senator Vince Polistina (R-2) has announced that the Senate Commerce Committee has passed legislation Polistina sponsored to allow chiropractic students to get hands-on experience prior to graduation.
“Allowing chiropractic students to do real-world work under licensed chiropractors would give them invaluable experience to strengthen their clinical skills,” Polistina said in a release. “The preceptor program permitted under this bill will help students learn directly from medical professionals, improving patient safety and supporting a smoother transition into the workforce. By becoming more comfortable with your surroundings in a clinical setting before graduation, students would be more likely to stay in New Jersey and build their careers here.”
S-196, requires the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to allow students in their final year of chiropractic medicine to participate in a preceptorship under the direct supervision of a board approved New Jersey licensed chiropractor.
Under the bill, students must apply to the board for a limited license to participate in a preceptorship.
Read the full text of the bill.
