State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Existing law, the Chiropractic Act, enacted by an initiative measure, provides for the licensure and regulation of chiropractors in this state by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Existing law requires that the powers and duties of the board, as provided, be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature as if that act were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023. This bill would instead require that the powers and duties of the board, as provided, be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature as if that act were scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027. Existing law requires the board to annually compile a complete directory of all licensees within the state that contains, among other things, the names and addresses of licensees, and requires a licensee to report immediately any change in residence, as specified. This bill would require the directory to additionally include the telephone numbers and emails of licensees, and would require a licensee to report immediately any change in residence or contact information, as specified. Existing law requires the board to submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature that contains, but is not limited to, the status of the board's fee audit and an update on the board's plans for restructuring its license fees, among other things, by July 1, 2018. This bill would instead require the board to submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature that contains, but is not limited to, an update on the status of the board's license fee structure and whether the board needs to consider plans for restructuring its license fees by January 1, 2027. Existing law establishes a schedule of regulatory fees necessary to carry out the responsibilities required by the Chiropractic Initiative Act, including, among others, application and renewal fees for licensure, fees to apply for approval for a continuing education course, and satellite office certificate fees. Existing law authorizes the Legislature to fix the amounts of the fees payable by applicants and licensees, and directs the deposit of these fees into the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners' Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would change the amount of those fees, as provided. By increasing specified fees for deposit into a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation. Existing law requires the board to require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure to a patient, patient's guardian, or patient's health care surrogate that includes specified information on the licensee's probationary status, subject to certain exemptions. This bill would remove specified exemptions from the requirement on licensees to provide the above-described separate disclosure.