Chapter 684 — Chapter 684
39 sections in this chapter.
ORS 684.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter
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(1) “Active senior” means a person who: (a) Is licensed under ORS 684.054; (b) Is at least 60 years of age; and (c) Has been in practice for 25 years or more. (2) “Chiropractic” is defined as: (a) That system of adjusting with the hands the articulations of the bony framework of …
ORS 684.015 Prohibited practices. (1) Without first complying with the provisions of this chapter, no person shall
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(a) Practice or attempt to practice chiropractic. (b) Buy, sell or fraudulently obtain a diploma or license to practice chiropractic, whether recorded or not. (c) Use the title “Chiropractic,” “D.C.,” “Chiropractor,” “Chiropractic D.C.,” or “Ph.C.,” or any word or title to induce…
ORS 684.020 License required to practice chiropractic; exceptions. (1) Except as provided in ORS 684.107, it is unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic in this state unless the person first obtains and maintains an active license, as provided in this chapter
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(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a student of chiropractic engaging in clinical studies during the period of the student’s enrollment in an institution authorized to confer a doctoral degree in chiropractic. The clinical studies may take place on the premises…
ORS 684.023 [1975 c.492 §11; 1985 c.354 §3; repealed by 1987 c.726 §2]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.025 Application of chapter; rules. (1) This chapter does not prevent a person licensed under ORS 684.054 from the administration of the anesthetics or antiseptics authorized in ORS 684.010 or the use of radiopaque substances administered by mouth or rectum necessary for Roentgen diagnostic purposes
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(2) Neither this section nor ORS 684.010 authorizes the administration of any substance by the penetration of the skin or mucous membrane of the human body for a therapeutic purpose. (3) This chapter does not prohibit a person licensed under ORS 684.054 from accepting a referral …
ORS 684.030 Application of public health laws. Chiropractic physicians shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases, sign reports of live birth and death, and report all matters pertaining to public health to the proper health officers the same as other practitioners. [Amended by 2013 c.366 §78]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.035 Chapter not applicable to other methods of healing. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any other method or science of healing in this state. [Formerly 684.120]
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LICENSING
ORS 684.040 Application for license; qualifications; fees; rules. (1) A person applying for a license to practice chiropractic in this state shall apply to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board. The application must be accompanied by the following nonrefundable fees
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(a) An application fee in an amount established by the board by rule; and (b) The fee for a criminal records check in the amount established by the board by rule under ORS 181A.195. (2) Each applicant shall furnish to the board: (a) Evidence satisfactory to the board of the appli…
ORS 684.050 Examination; reexamination fee; rules. (1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall conduct examinations for a license to practice chiropractic in this state according to the method deemed to be the most practicable to test the applicant’s qualifications
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(2) The board shall give an examination on subjects described in subsection (3) of this section. The board shall determine the passing score. The board shall give an applicant credit for all sections passed. The board may authorize an applicant to retake all or part of an examina…
ORS 684.052 Use of nationally administered test. In lieu of an examination in any or all required subjects, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may accept a passing grade on a test administered by a national testing agency approved by the board if the test is no less strict than a test administered under ORS 684.050. [1969 c.191 §7]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.054 Issuing license; chiropractic assistant; fees; rules; notification of address change required. (1) Upon complying with ORS 684.040, and earning a passing grade on the examination authorized by ORS 684.050 or 684.052, an applicant shall be licensed as a chiropractic physician upon payment of a fee established by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners by rule, unless the board refuses to grant the license on grounds specified in ORS 684.100
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(2) A chiropractic physician shall promptly notify the board of any change in the professional address of the chiropractic physician. (3) After meeting the standards of the board for a chiropractic assistant under ORS 684.155, a person shall be certified as a chiropractic assista…
ORS 684.060 Reciprocity; fee; rules. (1) A person licensed to practice chiropractic under the laws of another state who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners that the person possesses qualifications at least equal to those required of persons eligible for licensing under this chapter and who meets the requirements of ORS 684.040 may be issued a license to practice chiropractic in this state without examination upon payment of a fee established by the board by rule
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(2) The board may fix the minimum number of years of practice under the laws of another state required to qualify for a license under this section. [Amended by 1969 c.191 §4; 1991 c.300 §4; 1991 c.892 §5; 2013 c.514 §4]
ORS 684.070 [Repealed by 1975 c.492 §12]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.080 [Repealed by 1975 c.492 §12]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.090 Annual registration; fees; rules; failure to renew license. (1) In addition to meeting the requirements of ORS 684.092, a person practicing chiropractic in this state shall, on or before the renewal date of each year after a license is issued to the person, pay to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners an annual registration fee in an amount established by the board by rule and approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
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(2) The maximum annual registration fee for an active senior may not exceed 75 percent of the annual registration fee. (3) The board, at least 30 days prior to the renewal date, shall mail to the last-known professional address of each licensee a notice of the requirements of ORS…
ORS 684.092 Completion of continuing education and pain management program required; exemptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a chiropractic physician submitting a fee under ORS 684.090 shall, at the same time, verify with satisfactory evidence the successful completion of approved continuing chiropractic education during the preceding 12-month period as provided in subsection (2) of this section and completion, or documentation of completion within the previous 36 months, of
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(a) A one-hour pain management education program approved by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and developed based on recommendations of the Pain Management Commission; or (b) An equivalent pain management education program, as determined by the board. (2) A chiropractic …
ORS 684.094 Procedure for approving continuing education courses. (1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall require a person seeking approval of a program of continuing chiropractic education to submit proof that the course complies with the continuing education requirements established by the board
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(2) The board may approve any program covering new, review, experimental, research or specialty subjects in the field of chiropractic to be presented by persons reasonably qualified to do so. (3) Approval granted to a program under subsection (2) of this section shall be reviewed…
ORS 684.100 Grounds for discipline of licensee or refusal to license; restoration; suspension; competency examinations; confidential information. (1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to grant a license to any applicant or may discipline a person upon any of the following grounds
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(a) Fraud or misrepresentation. (b) The practice of chiropractic under a false or assumed name. (c) The impersonation of another practitioner of like or different name. (d) A conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. A copy of the record of conviction, cert…
ORS 684.103 [1997 c.264 §3; 2009 c.756 §51; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.105 Discipline procedure; review of board orders. (1) Where the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners proposes to refuse to issue a license, or proposes to revoke or suspend a license, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183
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(2) Judicial review of orders under subsection (1) of this section shall be in accordance with ORS chapter 183. [1971 c.734 §131]
ORS 684.107 Exemption from licensure requirement for person licensed in another state. A person licensed to practice chiropractic under the laws of another state is exempt from the licensure requirement in ORS 684.020 if that person
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(1) Is practicing in Oregon on a single, temporary assignment for a specific sporting, performing arts or educational event not to exceed 15 days; and (2) Is actively engaged in the practice of chiropractic in the state in which the person is licensed. [1995 c.499 §2]
ORS 684.110 [Amended by 1953 c.541 §2; renumbered 684.015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.112 Records of chiropractor also licensed to practice other healing art; submission to board. A person licensed under this chapter, who is also licensed to practice any other healing art, shall maintain in-office and patient records and files, the services provided to the patient, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures employed, the nature of such procedures and services and whether such procedures and services were rendered as a chiropractor. Such records pertaining to a specific complaint shall be submitted to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for inspection at its request. [1975 c.492 §8]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.115 [1953 c.541 §2; renumbered 684.025]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.120 [Renumbered 684.035]
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STATE BOARD
ORS 684.130 State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. (1) There is established the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565. All members of the board must be residents of this state. Of the members of the board
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(a) Five must be chiropractors; and (b) Two must be members of the public who are not chiropractors or a spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or sibling of a chiropractor. (2)(a) Board members required to be chiropractors may be selected by the Governor from a list of three to…
ORS 684.140 Officers of board. The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall annually elect a president, a vice president and a secretary-treasurer from its membership. The executive director of the board shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board which shall be open to public inspection at all times during business hours. [Amended by 1991 c.892 §9; 2009 c.756 §53]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.150 Powers and duties of board; rules. (1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall adopt a seal which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by it. The board shall from time to time adopt such rules as it deems proper and necessary for the administration of this chapter and the performance of its work. Upon receipt of a complaint, the board has authority to make investigations, administer oaths, take affidavits, summon witnesses, and require the production of evidence, documents and records pertaining to the complaint. The board may also take testimony as to matters pertaining to its duties and for the administration of this chapter. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum
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(2) The board shall meet as a board of examiners during the months of January and July each year on such days and at such times and places as may be found necessary for the performance of its duties. (3) The board shall adopt a schedule of minimum educational requirements, which …
ORS 684.155 Additional powers of board; rules. In addition to any other powers granted by this chapter, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may
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(1) Adopt necessary and proper rules: (a) To establish standards and tests to determine the moral, intellectual, educational, scientific, technical and professional qualifications of applicants for licenses to practice in this state. (b) To enforce the provisions of this chapter …
ORS 684.156 Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license. The lapse, suspension or revocation of a license issued under ORS chapter 684 by the operation of law or by order of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners or by the decision of a court of law, or the voluntary surrender of a license by a licensee, shall not deprive the board of jurisdiction to proceed with any investigation of or any action or disciplinary proceeding against the licensee or to revise or render null and void an order of disciplinary action against the licensee. [2001 c.598 §5]
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Note: 684.156 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 684 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 684.157 [1997 c.264 §2; 2009 c.756 §54; repealed by 2009 c.697 §14]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.160 Compensation and expenses of board members; rules. (1) A member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495. The board may provide by rule for compensation to board members for the performance of official duties at a rate that is greater than the rate provided in ORS 292.495
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(2) Such per diem and mileage, and other incidental expenses necessarily connected with the board shall be paid out of the account of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and not otherwise. [Amended by 1967 c.10 §2; 1969 c.314 §85; 2009 c.535 §20]
ORS 684.170 [Amended by 1967 c.637 §31; repealed by 1973 c.427 §25 (684.171 enacted in lieu of 684.170)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.171 State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Account. All moneys received by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners under this chapter shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Account which is hereby established and such moneys are appropriated continuously and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and ORS 676.850 and 676.860. [1973 c.427 §26 (enacted in lieu of 684.710); 1991 c.892 §11; 2013 c.240 §13; 2017 c.511 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.180 [Repealed by 1969 c.191 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 684.185 Peer review committees; duties; appointment; confidentiality of information. (1) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall appoint and form peer review committees. The peer review committee shall evaluate complaints against chiropractic physicians that are referred to it by the board and report to the board regarding those complaints
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(2) The members of a peer review committee shall be appointed from among those in the profession who are in active practice with five or more years of practice representing various geographic areas in this state. Members shall be representative of affiliated and nonaffiliated chi…
ORS 684.190 Enforcement of chapter. (1) The district attorneys shall prosecute all persons charged with violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. The executive director of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, under the direction of the board, shall aid the district attorneys in the enforcement of this chapter
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(2) The justice courts of the several counties have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts in the enforcement of this chapter. [Amended by 1991 c.892 §13; 1995 c.658 §113]
ORS 684.200 Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of information; liability of supplier. (1)(a) Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, any licensee licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall report any suspected violation of this chapter or any prohibited conduct as defined in ORS 676.150 in the manner provided in ORS 676.150
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(b) Any person may report to the board any suspected violation of this chapter. (2) Information pertaining to a report required by subsection (1) of this section shall remain confidential and is not subject to public disclosure except as considered necessary by the board in the e…
ORS 684.990 Penalties. Violation of ORS 684.020 (1) is a Class A misdemeanor. [Amended by 2001 c.598 §4]
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