1.   As used in this act:
 
   “Board” means the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
 
   “Direct supervision” means the following, to be provided on-premises: initial and ongoing direction, procedural guidance, observation, and evaluation by the State-licensed chiropractor who is the preceptor to a student in chiropractic medicine participating in a preceptorship.
 
   “Preceptor” means a New Jersey-licensed chiropractor approved by the board to provide direct supervision of a student.
 
   “Preceptorship” means a clinical program in which a student in the final year or final two semesters of a school, institution, or college of chiropractic participates in the practice of chiropractic medicine under the direct supervision of a New Jersey-licensed chiropractor.
 
   “Student” means an individual in the final year or final two semesters of a school, institution, or college of chiropractic.
 
L.2025, c.239, s.1.