§ 5-30-1.1. Board of chiropractic examiners.
(a) Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there
shall be a state board of chiropractic examiners to be appointed by the director of
the department of health with the approval of the governor. The board shall consist
of five (5) members who are certified electors in this state, to be appointed to terms
of three (3) years each. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full
terms. Three (3) members shall be chiropractic physicians licensed to practice in
the state of Rhode Island, and two (2) members shall be representatives of the general
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§ 5-30-1.1. Board of chiropractic examiners.
(a) Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there
shall be a state board of chiropractic examiners to be appointed by the director of
the department of health with the approval of the governor. The board shall consist
of five (5) members who are certified electors in this state, to be appointed to terms
of three (3) years each. No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive full
terms. Three (3) members shall be chiropractic physicians licensed to practice in
the state of Rhode Island, and two (2) members shall be representatives of the general
public.
(b) The current members of the board as provided for in chapter 26 of this title shall
continue to serve until the expiration of their terms. One additional chiropractic
physician and the public members shall be appointed for initial terms to expire on
June 30, 2002.
(c) At the expiration of the terms, the director, with the approval of the governor, shall
appoint, at that time, and every three (3) years thereafter, qualified persons for
a term of three (3) years. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of any member,
the director of the department of health, with the approval of the governor, shall
appoint to vacancies, as they occur, a qualified person to serve on the board for
the remainder of the term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(d) The director of the department of health may remove any member of the board for neglect
of any duty required by law or for any incompetent, unprofessional, or dishonorable
conduct. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment
is made for the remainder of the term. Before beginning his or her term of office,
each member shall take the oath prescribed by law for state officers, a record of
which shall be filed with the secretary of state.