Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 201.051. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: (1) six chiropractors who are reputable practicing chiropractors and who have resided in this st…

Sec. 201.052. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is not eligible to serve as a member of the board if the person: (1) is a member of the faculty or board of trustees of a chiropractic school or a doctor of chiropractic degree program; (2) is a stockholder in a chiropractic scho…

Sec. 201.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession …

Sec. 201.054. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board are appointed for staggered six-year terms. The terms of one-third of the members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) A person may not be appointed to serve more than two terms. (c) If a vacancy occurs because…

Sec. 201.055. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a chiropractic member of the board as the board's president. The president serves in that capacity at the will of the governor. (b) The board shall elect one of its members as vice president and one of its members as secret…

Sec. 201.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 201.051 and 201.052(b); (2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications requ…

Sec. 201.057. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A board member is entitled to a per diem as set by the General Appropriations Act for each day the member engages in the business of the board. (b) A member may not receive reimbursement for travel expenses, including expenses for meals …

Sec. 201.058. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold regular meetings to examine applicants and transact business at least twice each year at the times and places determined by the board. (b) A special meeting may be held at the call of three board members. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. …

Sec. 201.060. BOARD SEAL. The seal of the board consists of a five-point star with the words, "The State of Texas," and the words, "Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners," around the margin. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 201.061. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section. (b…

Sec. 201.101. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the board. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388,…

Sec. 201.102. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION. The board shall provide as often as necessary to its members and employees information regarding their: (1) qualifications for office or employment under this chapter; and (2) responsibilities under applicable law…

Sec. 201.103. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any …

Sec. 201.104. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY; REPORT. (a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are…

Sec. 201.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The board shall administer the purposes of and enforce this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 201.152. RULES. (a) The board may adopt rules and bylaws: (1) necessary to: (A) perform the board's duties; and (B) regulate the practice of chiropractic; and (2) relating to the board's proceedings and the board's examination of an applicant for a license to practice chirop…

Sec. 201.1525. RULES CLARIFYING SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC. The board shall adopt rules clarifying what activities are included within the scope of the practice of chiropractic and what activities are outside of that scope. The rules: (1) must clearly specify the procedure…

Sec. 201.1526. DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED RULES REGARDING SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC. (a) This section applies to the process by which the board develops proposed rules under Section 201.1525 before the proposed rules are published in the Texas Register and before the board c…

Sec. 201.153. FEES. (a) The board by rule shall set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 , Sec. 31(l)(2), eff. September 1, 2015. (c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., …

Sec. 201.154. CERTIFICATION FOR MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may not adopt a process to certify chiropractors to perform manipulation under anesthesia. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 201.155. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by that person. (b) The board may n…

Sec. 201.1555. FRAUD. (a) The board shall strictly and vigorously enforce the provisions of this chapter prohibiting fraud. (b) The board shall adopt rules to prevent fraud in the practice of chiropractic, including rules relating to: (1) the filing of workers' compensation and i…

Sec. 201.156. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by rule shall: (1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board; and (2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board. (b) The bo…

Sec. 201.157. IMMUNITY. In the absence of fraud, conspiracy, or malice, a member or employee of the board, a witness called to testify by the board, or a consultant or hearing officer is not liable in a civil action for any alleged injury, wrong, loss, or damage for any investiga…

Sec. 201.158. BOARD COMMITTEES. (a) The board may appoint committees from its own members. (b) A committee appointed from the members of the board shall: (1) consider matters referred to the committee relating to the enforcement of this chapter and the rules adopted by the board;…

Sec. 201.159. RECORDS. (a) The board shall preserve a record of its proceedings in a register that contains: (1) the name, age, place, and duration of residence of each applicant for a license; (2) the amount of time spent by the applicant in the study of chiropractic in respecti…

Sec. 201.160. PAYMENT OF OTHER EXPENSES. The board shall pay the necessary expenses of an employee of the board incurred in the performance of the employee's duties. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 24, eff.…

Sec. 201.161. APPROPRIATION FROM STATE TREASURY PROHIBITED. The legislature may not appropriate money, other than fees, from the state treasury for an expenditure made necessary by this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 201.163. POLICY ON TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS. The board shall implement a policy requiring the board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the board's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the board on…

Sec. 201.164. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY. (a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and (2) appropriat…

Sec. 201.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board. (b) The board shall make the information available to the p…

Sec. 201.202. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction. (b) The board shall prepare and maintain a written pla…

Sec. 201.203. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the board for the purpose of directing complaints to the board. The board may provide for that noti…

Sec. 201.204. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the board. The board's information file must be kept current and contain a record for each complaint of: (1) each person contacted in relation to the complaint; (2) a…

Sec. 201.205. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION. (a) The board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the board. The rules adopted under this section must: (1) distinguish between categories of complaints; (2) requir…

Sec. 201.206. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINTS, INVESTIGATION FILES, AND OTHER INFORMATION. (a) Each complaint, adverse report, investigation file, and other investigation report and all other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the board or the…

Sec. 201.2065. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMPLAINTS. (a) In this section: (1) "Anonymous complaint" means a complaint that lacks sufficient information to identify the source or the name of the person who filed the complaint. (2) "Insurance agent" means a person licensed under Cha…

Sec. 201.207. INSPECTIONS. (a) The board, during reasonable business hours, may: (1) conduct an on-site inspection of a chiropractic facility to investigate a complaint filed with the board; and (2) examine and copy records of the chiropractic facility pertinent to the inspection…

Sec. 201.208. COOPERATION WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. (a) In this section, "department" means the Texas Department of Insurance. (b) This section applies only to information held by or for the department or the board that relates to a person who is licensed or otherwise r…

Sec. 201.209. INFORMATION ON STATUS OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS. The board shall include in the annual financial report required by Section 2101.011, Government Code, information on all investigations conducted by the board with the cooperation and assistance of the Texas Departmen…

Sec. 201.210. EXPERT REVIEW PROCESS. (a) The board by rule shall develop an expert review process to assist the board with the investigation of complaints filed with the board that require additional chiropractic expertise. (b) The board shall: (1) determine the type of complaint…

Sec. 201.301. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not practice chiropractic unless the person holds a license issued by the board. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 201.302. LICENSING EXAMINATION APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a license by examination must present satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant: (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) has completed 90 semester hours of college courses other than courses included i…

Sec. 201.303. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) To comply with the requirements of Section 201.302, the applicant must submit to the board a transcript of credits that certifies that the applicant has satisfactorily completed at least the number of semester hours of college credits r…

Sec. 201.304. EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) To receive a license, an applicant for a license by examination must pass: (1) the required and optional parts of the examination given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, as required by and under conditions established by …

Sec. 201.305. EXAMINATION PROCEDURE. (a) Each examination for a license to practice chiropractic shall be conducted in the English language and in a fair and impartial manner. (b) An examination given under Section 201.304(a)(1) shall be conducted on practical and theoretical chi…