Title 24 — Professions and Occupations

§ 700. Purpose of chapter; objectives of board. The primary objective of the Board of Chiropractic, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this c…

§ 701. Chiropractic defined; limitation of chiropractic license. (a) For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Chiropractic. (2) “Chiropractic” means a system of health care based on the principle that interference with the transmission of nerve impulses …

§ 702. Composition; terms; suspension or removal; qualifications; vacancies; compensation. (a) There is created a State Board of Chiropractic, which shall administer and enforce this chapter, and which shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor, who are residents of thi…

§ 703. Officers; meetings; quorum. (a) The Board annually shall elect a president and secretary. Each officer shall serve for 1 year and shall not succeed himself or herself in the same office. (b) The Board shall hold a regularly scheduled business meeting at least once in each …

§ 704. Complaints. All complaints shall be received and investigated by the Division of Professional Regulation in accordance with § 8735 of Title 29. The Division shall be responsible for issuing a final written report at the conclusion of its investigation. The Board president …

§ 705. Hearing; procedures. (a) If a complaint is filed with the Board pursuant to § 8735 of Title 29, alleging violation of this chapter, the Board shall set a time and place to conduct a hearing on the complaint. Notice of the hearing shall be given and the hearing conducted in…

§ 706. Powers and duties; immunity. (a) The Board shall have the authority and the duty to: (1) Formulate rules and regulations with appropriate notice to those affected where such notice can reasonably be given; (2) Designate the application form to be used by applicants, and to…

§ 707. Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review. (a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as a doctor of chiropractic under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that such person: (1) Has received…

§ 708. Fees. The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter shall approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Board, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division of Professional Regulation in its services…

§ 709. Issuance of license; renewal; inactive status; reinstatement. (a) Each person, who has been admitted to practice in this State by reciprocity, or who has otherwise qualified for a license shall, prior to practicing in this State, file for and obtain an occupational license…

§ 710. Reciprocity. (a) Upon payment of the appropriate fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms provided by the Board, the Board shall grant a license to each applicant, who shall present proof of current licensure in good standing in another state, th…

§ 711. Grounds for discipline; procedure; sanctions. (a) Practitioners regulated under this chapter shall be subject to those disciplinary actions set forth in this section if, after a hearing, the Board finds the practitioner guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined in subsec…

§ 712. License to practice. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, no person may practice chiropractic in this State who has not been licensed in accordance with this chapter. (b) Under rules and regulations adopted by the Board under this section and § 717 …

§ 713. Practicing without license; penalties. (a) No person shall represent himself or herself to the public as a doctor of chiropractic, or display any sign or advertise in any manner as being a doctor of chiropractic or chiropractic physician without first obtaining from the Bo…

§ 714. Chiropractic practitioners subject to regulation. Chiropractic practitioners shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases and any and all matters pertaining to public health, reporting to …

§ 715. Filing false documents; penalty. Whoever files or attempts to file as that person’s own the diploma, certificate or license of another or a forged, false affidavit of identification or qualification is guilty of a felony and shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than …

§ 716. Chiropractors eligible for compensation from insurance; reimbursement at Medicare rate or comparable [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 251, § 4]. (a) (1) For purposes of disability insurance, standard health and accident, sickness, and all other such i…

§ 717. Opinions and testimony. (a) Any chiropractor who is duly licensed as a chiropractic practitioner under this chapter shall be deemed competent to offer opinions in the courts, administrative agencies and other tribunals of this State as to matters of causation, within the s…

§ 718. Severability. Should any section or provision of this chapter be decided by the court to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any other part thereof.75 Del. Laws, c. 380, § 2;

§ 719. Treatment or examination of minors. (a) A parent, guardian or other caretaker, or an adult staff member, shall be present when a person licensed under this chapter provides outpatient treatment to a minor patient who is disrobed or partially disrobed or during an outpatien…