Overview: Post-licensure NBCE Ethics and Boundaries Exam

The NBCE Ethics and Boundaries Examination (NBCE E&B) assesses the knowledge of ethics and boundaries issues, including ethical misconduct, sexual misconduct, and sexual harassment encountered in chiropractic practice. The exam is designed to be administered to licensed or previously licensed chiropractors in special circumstances. This optional examination is not for initial licensing purposes and does not replace NBCE Parts I, II, III, and IV.

The NBCE E&B test plan is based on a survey of state chiropractic licensing agencies who responded to the importance of knowledge of ethics and boundaries issues to practicing chiropractic in an ethical and legally appropriate manner. The material presented on the NBCE E&B exam requires that examinees demonstrate the appropriate understanding and judgments pertaining to appropriate knowledge and interactions.

The NBCE E&B is delivered six times each year at computerized testing centers nationwide. The brochure and application for the E&B Examination are available on this Web site. E&B candidates must submit the application, along with other required documents and fees to the NBCE.

After verification and processing of the application is complete, the NBCE will mail an admission notification to the applicant.