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NRS 634.020

Creation; number, appointment and qualifications of members

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nassiri v. Chiropractic Physicians' Bd. (2014)

Most recently applied in Nassiri v. Chiropractic Physicians' Bd. (April 2014)

[Part 1:23:1923; A 1929, 280; 1949, 655; 1943 NCL § 1080]—(NRS A 1969, 348; 1977, 1253; 1983, 420; 1997, 819; 2003, 1193; 2005, 2821; 2019, 2287; 2025, 883)

1. The Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada, consisting of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.

2. The Governor shall appoint:

(a) Five members who are:

(1) Graduates of chiropractic schools or colleges or of doctor of chiropractic degree programs giving a course of study embracing the following subjects: Anatomy, bacteriology, chiropractic theory and practice, diagnosis or analysis, elementary chemistry and toxicology, histology, hygiene and sanitation, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, physiology and symptomatology;

(2) Licensed under this chapter; and

(3) Actually engaged in the practice of chiropractic in this State and who have been so engaged in this State for at least 3 years preceding their appointment.

(b) Two members who are representatives of the general public. A member appointed pursuant to this paragraph must not be:

(1) A chiropractic physician or a chiropractic assistant; or

(2) The spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a chiropractic physician or a chiropractic assistant.

3. At least two of the appointees must have had a course in physiotherapy in a school or college of chiropractic or in a doctor of chiropractic degree program.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.