Oklahoma § 59-161.4 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners

§ 59-161.4. Board of Chiropractic Examiners

A. A Board of Chiropractic Examiners is hereby re-created to

continue until July 1, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of

the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The Board shall regulate the practice of

chiropractic in this state in accordance with the provisions of the

Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act. The Board, appointed by the

Governor, shall be composed of eight chiropractic physicians and one

lay member representing the public.

B. Each chiropractic physician member of the Board shall:

1. Be a legal resident of this state;

2. Have practiced chiropractic continuously in this state

during the five (5) years immediately preceding appointment to the

Board;

3. Be free of pending disciplinary action or active

investigation by the Board;

4. Be a person of recognized professional ability, integrity

and good reputation; and

5. Be in active clinical chiropractic practice at least fifty

percent (50%) of the time.

C. The lay member of the Board shall:

1. Be a legal resident of this state; and

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2. Not be a registered or licensed practitioner of any of the

healing arts or be related within the third degree of consanguinity

or affinity to any such person.

D. The Governor shall appoint members to the Board and for

terms of years as follows:

1. Position 1: Upon expiration of the term of the board member

whose term expires November 2, 2006, the Governor shall appoint a

board member from District 1 for a term of four (4) years to expire

on November 1, 2010, and every four (4) years thereafter;

2. Position 2: Upon expiration of the term of the board member

whose term expires November 1, 2005, the Governor shall appoint a

board member from District 2 for a term of four (4) years to expire

on November 1, 2009, and every four (4) years thereafter;

3. Position 3: Upon expiration of the term of the board member

whose term expires June 7, 2007, the Governor shall appoint a board

member from District 3 for a term of four (4) years to expire on

June 1, 2011, and every four (4) years thereafter;

4. Position 4: Upon expiration of the term of the board member

whose term expires November 1, 2007, the Governor shall appoint a

board member from District 4 for a term of four (4) years to expire

on November 1, 2011, and every four (4) years thereafter;

5. Position 5: Upon expiration of the term of the board member

whose term expires June 7, 2008, the Governor shall appoint a board

member from District 5 for a term of four (4) years to expire on

June 1, 2012, and every four (4) years thereafter;

6. Position 6: On June 1, 2005, the Governor shall appoint a

board member from District 6 for a term of one (1) year to expire on

June 1, 2006, and every four (4) years thereafter;

7. Position 7: On November 1, 2005, the Governor shall appoint

a board member from District 7 for a term of three (3) years to

expire on November 1, 2008, and every four (4) years thereafter;

8. Position 8: Upon expiration of the term of the board member

whose term expires June 7, 2005, the Governor shall appoint a board

member from the state at large for a term of four (4) years to

expire on June 1, 2009, and every four (4) years thereafter; and

9. Position 9: The lay member of the Board shall serve a term

coterminous with that of the Governor.

E. For the purpose of the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act,

the state shall be divided into the following districts:

1. District 1: Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Caddo, Cimarron,

Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Greer, Garfield, Harmon, Harper,

Jackson, Kiowa, Major, Noble, Roger Mills, Texas, Washita, Woods and

Woodward Counties;

2. District 2: Tulsa County;

3. District 3: Kay, Logan, Lincoln, Osage, Pawnee, Payne and

Pottawatomie Counties;

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4. District 4: Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Love,

Murray, Jefferson, Stephens and Tillman Counties;

5. District 5: Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher,

McClain and Oklahoma Counties;

6. District 6: Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Choctaw, Creek, Hughes,

Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Marshall, McCurtain, Okfuskee,

Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha and Seminole Counties; and

7. District 7: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell,

Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Rogers,

Sequoyah, Wagoner and Washington Counties.

Members appointed after June 2002 shall serve no more than two (2)

consecutive terms.

F. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the

term of office for which appointed or until a qualified successor

has been duly appointed. An appointment shall be made by the

Governor within ninety (90) days after the expiration of the term of

any member, or the occurrence of a vacancy on the Board due to

resignation, death, or any other cause resulting in an unexpired

term.

G. Before assuming duties on the Board, each member shall take

and subscribe to the oath or affirmation provided in Article XV of

the Oklahoma Constitution, which oath or affirmation shall be

administered and filed as provided in the article.

H. A member may be removed from the Board by the Governor for

cause which shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Ceasing to be qualified;

2. Being found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of a

felony or any offense involving moral turpitude;

3. Being found guilty, through due process, of malfeasance,

misfeasance or nonfeasance in relation to Board duties;

4. Being found mentally incompetent by a court of competent

jurisdiction;

5. Being found in violation of any provision of the Oklahoma

Chiropractic Practice Act; or

6. Failing to attend three meetings of the Board without just

cause, as determined by the Board.

I. No member of the Board shall be:

1. A registered lobbyist;

2. An officer, board member or employee of a statewide

organization established for the purpose of advocating the interests

of chiropractors licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Chiropractic

Practice Act; or

3. An insurance claims adjuster, reviewer, or consultant;

provided, however, a person shall not be considered to be a

consultant solely for testifying in a court as an expert witness.

Added by Laws 1921, c. 7, p. 12, § 1. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 268,

§ 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1982; Laws 1983, c. 298, § 1, emerg. eff.

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June 23, 1983; Laws 1988, c. 225, § 8; Laws 1991, c. 265, § 4, eff.

Oct. 1, 1991. Renumbered from § 161 of this title by Laws 1991, c.

265, § 22, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1993, c. 193, § 1;

Laws 1994, c. 390, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 1999, c. 19, § 1;

Laws 2000, c. 26, § 1; Laws 2002, c. 255, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002;

Laws 2004, c. 269, § 2, emerg. eff. May 6, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 16, §

1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 16, § 38, emerg. eff. March 29,

2006; Laws 2006, c. 40, § 1; Laws 2010, c. 326, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,

2010; Laws 2012, c. 70, § 1; Laws 2016, c. 156, § 1; Laws 2020, c.

116, § 9, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2024, c. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb.

8, 2024.

NOTE: Laws 2005, c. 149, § 1 repealed by Laws 2006, c. 16, § 39,

emerg. eff. March 29, 2006.