5.
(a)There is created a board of chiropractic
examiners. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by
the governor, not more than three (3) of whom may be affiliated with
the same political party. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) of the board
members must be licensed under this chapter and must have had at
least five (5) years of experience as a chiropractor prior to their
appointment. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, one (1) member is to represent
the general public and must be:
(1)a resident of this state; and
(2)in no way associated with the profession of chiropractic other
than as a consumer.
(b)All members appointed before July 1, 2019, shall be appointed
for a term of three (3) years and serve until their successors are
appointed and qualified.
(c)Members appointed after
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5. (a) There is created a board of chiropractic
examiners. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by
the governor, not more than three (3) of whom may be affiliated with
the same political party. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, four (4) of the board
members must be licensed under this chapter and must have had at
least five (5) years of experience as a chiropractor prior to their
appointment. Subject to IC 25-1-6.5-3, one (1) member is to represent
the general public and must be:
(1) a resident of this state; and
(2) in no way associated with the profession of chiropractic other
than as a consumer.
(b) All members appointed before July 1, 2019, shall be appointed
for a term of three (3) years and serve until their successors are
appointed and qualified.
(c) Members appointed after June 30, 2019, are appointed under IC 25-1-6.5.
(d) A member of the board may be removed under IC 25-1-6.5-4.
(e) The members of the board are entitled to the minimum salary per
diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). Members are also entitled to
reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4
and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by
the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
agency.
(f) The members of the board shall organize by the election of a
chairman and a vice chairman from among its membership. The
officers serve for a term of one (1) year. The board shall meet at least
once each year and on other occasions as it considers necessary and
advisable. A meeting of the board may be called by its chairman or by
a majority of the members on the board. Three (3) members of the
board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All decisions
are required to be made by a majority vote of the quorum.
(g) The agency shall provide a secretary of the board and other
personnel necessary for the proper performance of the board's duties
and responsibilities under this chapter. The board, through the agency,
shall receive and account for all money collected under this chapter and
pay the money to the treasurer of state to be deposited by the treasurer
in the general fund of the state.
(h) The board may do the following:
(1) Establish reasonable application, examination, and renewal
procedures for certification under this chapter.
(2) Use an examination under this chapter that is designed by the
board, designed by another person, or designed in part by the
board and in part by another person.
(3) Conduct in the manner prescribed by the board examinations
of applicants for certification under this chapter. The board may
conduct any part of the examinations through a person other than
the agency who is approved by the board. The agency may
conduct any part of the examinations under IC 25-1-5-4.
(4) Issue, deny, suspend, revoke, and renew certificates.
(5) Subject to IC 25-1-7, investigate and conduct hearings, upon
complaint against individuals certified or not certified under this
chapter, concerning alleged violation of this chapter with hearings
to be conducted in accordance with IC 4-21.5.
(6) Initiate the prosecution and enjoinder of a person violating this
chapter.
(7) Adopt rules necessary for the proper performance of the
board's duties, in accordance with IC 4-22-2.
(8) Maintain a current list of individuals certified under this
chapter.
(9) Establish a code of professional conduct.
(10) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to allow chiropractors licensed
under this chapter to delegate the manual manipulation, manual
adjustment, or manual mobilization of the spinal column or the
vertebral column under section 14(c)(4) of this chapter.
(11) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing standards for the
registration and regulation of chiropractic management
consultants (as defined by the board under IC 25-10-2).
(12) Set fees for the annual registration of a chiropractic
management consultant under IC 25-10-2.
(13) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing health and
sanitation standards that conform to public health standards for
dry needling.
(i) The board shall adopt rules establishing standards for the
competent practice of the science of the chiropractic in accordance
with IC 4-22-2.
(j) All expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter shall
be paid from the state general fund upon appropriation being made in
the manner provided by law for the making of appropriations.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.103. Amended by
P.L.169-1985, SEC.34; P.L.149-1987, SEC.23; P.L.152-1988, SEC.7;
P.L.235-1989, SEC.1; P.L.33-1993, SEC.24; P.L.125-1994, SEC.1;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.428; P.L.85-2018, SEC.2; P.L.249-2019,
SEC.61.