The FCLB Passport is a credential verification program from the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, planned for launch in May 2017, that verifies a chiropractor's legal qualifications, discipline history, moral turpitude and specialty certifications. Boards with temporary licensure may use it. It is not a license, and it authorizes no practice on its own.
The FCLB Passport is a credential verification program run by the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards, the association of state chiropractic regulators. It checks and packages a chiropractor's qualifications so that a licensing board considering a temporary or short-term authorization has a standard, verified record to look at. It is not a license. Holding a Passport does not, by itself, let you treat a patient in any state; the board in that state decides whether to issue a permit or license, and on what terms.
What does the Passport verify?
In a February 2017 article in Dynamic Chiropractic, Dr. Maggie Colucci, then vice president of the FCLB, described the Passport as a multi-step credentialing process that verifies a chiropractor's legal qualifications to practice, history of any discipline, moral turpitude, and any advanced specialty certification. The FCLB planned to launch it at its annual conference in Orlando in May 2017.
The same article gave the reason. At the time, she wrote, only 13 state chiropractic boards had some form of travel-to-treat or travel-to-teach temporary licensure, with no single standard across them. The Passport was meant to give those boards, and boards considering temporary licensure, a uniform verification to rely on.
Why is the Passport not a license?
Because only a state can license, and the Passport is issued by a private federation of boards. Each state's chiropractic act decides who may practice there. A board can choose to use the Passport as evidence in its own process, the way Illinois checks the FCLB's CIN-BAD database for endorsement applicants (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1285.80(d)), but the authority to practice still comes from the board's own permit or license. If a state has no temporary licensure at all, a Passport changes nothing there. California's regulations, for example, say that California law does not provide for temporary permits or licenses (16 CCR § 320).
Which states accept the Passport?
We have not verified a current list, and we do not publish one from memory. The FCLB's own pages are the best source, and the rule that matters is always the patient state's. Of the temporary authorization rules we have read in full, Texas (22 Tex. Admin. Code § 72.15), Georgia (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 100-13-.01) and Iowa (Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-41.5) set their own document requirements and none of them names the Passport. That does not mean those boards ignore it; it means the rule is the requirement. Ask the board before you buy a credential for a specific trip.
What do boards ask for when they do not use the Passport?
The same kinds of facts the Passport verifies, collected the board's own way. Texas wants a copy of your active license with a signed statement that it is unrestricted with no pending discipline anywhere, a description of where, when and for whom you will treat, and the business, person or event you will be working with, filed at least 14 days ahead (22 Tex. Admin. Code § 72.15). Washington's temporary practice permit for applicants requires written verification sent directly from every state where you hold a license, confirming good standing and no pending charges (WAC 246-808-130). Iowa's temporary certificate asks for a license verification that discloses any discipline in your most recent state, a copy of your diploma and a statement of the need (Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-41.5). If a Passport would save you from collecting those verifications for each trip, it may be worth it; if the board wants its own forms anyway, it may not.
Is the Passport the same as a compact?
No. An interstate compact is a law each member state enacts, creating a shared system for practicing across state lines. As of October 2026 there is no chiropractic licensure compact; we explain why in why there is no chiropractic compact. The Passport is a verification product that supports state temporary licensure. It creates no practice rights of its own.
When might a Passport be worth getting?
- You travel to treat or teach often, and the boards you deal with use the Passport in their temporary process.
- You want your credentials verified once in a standard format for repeated short-term applications.
- A board or event organizer has asked for it.
It is less useful if you are relocating. A move calls for a full license by endorsement or examination, and those applications use their own verifications from each state where you have been licensed. Our endorsement guide covers that route.
Is White Glove part of the FCLB?
No. White Glove Chiropractic is an independent licensing service with no affiliation with, or endorsement from, the FCLB, the NBCE or any state board. We prepare applications and track them; boards make the decisions. For short-term work in a specific state, see travel-to-treat and temporary chiropractic permits, and for the broader picture, the portability hub.
Common questions
- Is the FCLB Passport a license to practice chiropractic?
- No. It is a credential verification program. Only a state board can authorize practice, through its own license or temporary permit, and a board decides whether to use the Passport in that process.
- Which states accept the FCLB Passport?
- We have not verified a current list. Check the FCLB's materials and, more importantly, the temporary licensure rule of the state where the patient is.
- Is the FCLB Passport part of a chiropractic compact?
- No. There is no chiropractic licensure compact as of October 2026. The Passport is a verification program that supports state temporary licensure, and it creates no practice rights of its own.
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