§ 625.301. State Board of Chiropractic
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)
63 P.S. § 625.301
§ 625.301. State Board of Chiropractic
(4) Five members, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate, who are licensed to practice chiropractic under the laws of this Commonwealth and who have been engaged in the full-time practice of chiropractic in this Commonwealth for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment. No member shall be in any manner financially interested in or connected with the faculty or management of any school or college of chiropractic. No member shall be an officer, representative, agent or consultant to a local, state or national professional society or private entity which establishes standards adjudging the practice and fees of licensed members of the chiropractic profession or shall receive any remuneration in any form in an amount greater than $5,000 from such society or entity, directly or indirectly, or shall engage in any activity related to the chiropractic profession for which he receives remuneration in any form in an amount greater than $5,000, other than in the ordinary course of the practice of chiropractic.
(b) Term and vacancies.--The term of office of each professional and public member shall be four years from his appointment or until his successor has been duly appointed and qualified according to law but no longer than six months beyond the four-year period. In the event that any member should die or resign or otherwise become disqualified during his term of office, his successor shall be appointed in the same way and with the same qualifications as set forth in subsection (a) and shall hold office for the unexpired term. No member shall be eligible for appointment to serve more than two consecutive terms.
(c) Quorum and officers.--A majority of the members of the board serving in accordance with law shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting the business of the board. Except for temporary and automatic suspensions under section 5061 a member may not be counted as part of a quorum or vote on any issue unless he is physically in attendance at the meeting. The board shall annually select, from among its members, a chairman and a secretary.
(d) Compensation.--Each member of the board other than the commissioner and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection shall receive $60 per diem when actually attending to the work of the board. Members shall also receive the amount of reasonable traveling, hotel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with Commonwealth regulations.
(f) Attendance at training seminars.--A public member who fails to attend two consecutive statutorily mandated training seminars in accordance with section 813(e) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175),2 known as The Administrative Code of 1929, shall forfeit his seat unless the commissioner, upon written request from the public member, finds that the public member should be excused from a meeting because of illness or the death of a family member.
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1986, Dec. 16, P.L. 1646, No. 188, § 301, imd. effective.
63 P.S. § 625.301, PA ST 63 P.S. § 625.301
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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