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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is established.
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(b)
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(1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate for terms of five (5) years.
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(2)
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(A) Five (5) members shall be qualified chiropractors.
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(B) The Governor shall consult the Arkansas Chiropractic Physicians Association and the Arkansas Chiropractic Society before making an appointment under this subdivision (b)(2).
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(3)
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(A) Two (2) members of the board shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of chiropractic.
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(B) One (1) member shall represent consumers, and one (1) member shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall be the representative of the elderly.
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(C) Both members shall be appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate.
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(D) The two (2) positions may not be held by the same person.
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(E) Both shall be full voting members.
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(c) When a vacancy occurs on the board for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term. Vacancies of professional members may be filled from a list of three (3) names of qualified chiropractors submitted by the various chartered chiropractic state organizations.
