How long does Healthsource Chiropractic have to approve or disapprove a proposed supplier?
Healthsource_Chiropractic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you would like to purchase or lease any items from any unapproved supplier, then you must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed supplier or the proposed supplier may submit its own request. We may inspect the proposed supplier's facilities, and require that product samples from the proposed supplier be delivered for testing either directly to us or any independent certified laboratory that we designate. We also may require you (or the proposed supplier requesting the evaluation) to pay us an evaluation fee (not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test (see Item 6) to make the evaluation. We will approve or disapprove your proposed supplier within 60 days of receiving all of the information that we require for the evaluation. We reserve the right to periodically re-inspect the facilities and products or services of any approved supplier, and revoke our approval if the supplier does not continue to meet any of our criteria.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 28–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Healthsource Chiropractic Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wishes to purchase or lease items from a supplier not already approved by Healthsource Chiropractic, they must submit a written request for approval. Alternatively, the proposed supplier can submit the request themselves. Healthsource Chiropractic may then inspect the supplier's facilities and require product samples for testing, either directly or through an independent certified laboratory.
Healthsource Chiropractic may also require the franchisee or the proposed supplier to pay an evaluation fee to cover the costs of the inspection and testing. This fee cannot exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test.
Healthsource Chiropractic will then approve or disapprove the proposed supplier within 60 days of receiving all the necessary information for the evaluation. However, Healthsource Chiropractic retains the right to periodically re-inspect the facilities and products or services of any approved supplier and can revoke approval if the supplier fails to continue meeting their criteria.