(a) There is established a Board of Chiropractic to consist of 5 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
(b) The Board shall regulate the practice of chiropractic.
(c) Of the members of the Board, 3 shall be doctors of chiropractic licensed to practice in the District, 1 shall be the Director of the Department of Health or his or her designee, and 1 shall be a consumer member.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.
(e) The members of the Advisory Committee on Chiropractic abolished by the Chiropractic Licensing Amendment Act of 1994 shall continue to serve as members of the Board of Chiropractic established by this section until the expiration of their terms on the Advisory Committee or until successors are appointed, whichever occurs later, and may be reappointed.
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 216; as added Mar. 21, 1995, D.C. Law 10-231, § 2(d), 42 DCR 15; Apr. 18, 1996, D.C. Law 11-110, § 7(a), 43 DCR 530; Mar. 6, 2007, D.C. Law 16-228, § 2(d), 53 DCR 10244.)
1981 Ed., § 2-3302.16.
This section is referenced in § 1-523.01.
D.C. Law 16-228, in subsec. (c), substituted “Director of the Department of Health” for “Commissioner of Public Health”.
The reference in (e) to the “Chiropractic Licensing Amendment Act of 1994” refers to D.C. Law 10-231.
The Advisory Committee on Chiropractic, referred to in (e), was abolished by § 2(c)(5) of D.C. Law 10-231.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 3 - District of Columbia Boards and Commissions
Chapter 12 - Health Occupations Boards
Subchapter II - Establishment of Health Occupation Boards and Advisory Committees; Membership; Terms
§ 3–1202.01. Board of Dentistry
§ 3–1202.02. Board of Dietetics and Nutrition
§ 3–1202.05. Board of Long-Term Care Administration
§ 3–1202.06. Board of Occupational Therapy
§ 3–1202.07. Board of Optometry
§ 3–1202.08. Board of Pharmacy and Advisory Committee on Clinical Laboratory Practitioners
§ 3–1202.09. Board of Physical Therapy
§ 3–1202.10. Board of Podiatry
§ 3–1202.11. Board of Psychology
§ 3–1202.12. Board of Social Work
§ 3–1202.13. Board of Professional Counseling
§ 3–1202.14. Board of Respiratory Care
§ 3–1202.15. Board of Massage Therapy
§ 3–1202.16. Board of Chiropractic
§ 3–1202.17. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
§ 3–1202.18. Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
§ 3–1202.19. Boards of Allied Health executive director
§ 3–1202.20. Boards of Behavioral Health executive director
§ 3–1202.21. Board of Veterinary Medicine
§ 3–1202.22. Board of Veterinary Medicine executive director