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Committee approves bill allowing Board of Chiropractic Examiners to require criminal history checks, delayed start date added
Summary
Senate File 167 would authorize the Board of Chiropractic Examiners to obtain criminal-history information and require fingerprinting for licensure; the committee added an amendment delaying the board's mandatory use of criminal-history requests until July 1, 2026 to accommodate FBI processing timelines.
The committee approved Senate File 167, a bill authorizing the Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners to request criminal history and fingerprint-based background checks in licensure and disciplinary matters. The board and its executive director said the change is intended to protect patients and ensure applicants disclose relevant criminal history.
Senator Dockstader, presenting the bill, said the board currently must rely on applicants’ written answers and that…
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