California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 4 - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Article 9 - Enforcement and Discipline
Section 384 - Disciplinary Guidelines
In reaching a decision on a disciplinary action under the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code Section 11400, et seq.), the board shall consider the disciplinary guidelines entitled "Disciplinary Guidelines and Model Disciplinary Orders" [revised October 21, 2004] which are hereby incorporated by reference. Deviation from these guidelines and orders, including the standard terms of probation, is appropriate where the board in its sole discretion determines that the facts of the particular case warrant such a deviation--for example: the presence of mitigating factors; the age of the case; evidentiary problems.
1. New article
9 (section
384) and section filed 7-15-99;
operative 7-15-99 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(d)
(Register 99, No. 29).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
the document entitled "Disciplinary Guidelines and Model Disciplinary Orders"
(incorporated by reference) and amending section filed 11-4-99 pursuant to
section 100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 99, No. 45).
3. Amendment of document
"Disciplinary Guidelines and Model Disciplinary Orders" (incorporated by
reference) and amendment of section filed 9-12-2006; operative 10-12-2006
(Register 2006, No. 37).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1000- 4(b) and 1000- 10, Business and Professions Code. (Chiropractic Initiative Act of California, Stats. 1923, p. lxxxviii). Reference: Sections 1000- 4(b) and 1000- 10, Business and Professions Code. (Chiropractic Initiative Act of California, Stats. 1923, p. lxxxviii).
