37-12-201. Organization of board -- meetings -- powers and duties. (1) The board shall elect annually a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer from its membership.
     (2) The board shall hold a regular meeting each year at Helena and shall hold special meetings at times and places as a majority of the board designates.
     (3) The board shall:
     (a) administer oaths, take affidavits, summon witnesses, and take testimony as to matters coming within the scope of the board;
     (b) adopt a seal that must be affixed to licenses issued;
     (c) make a schedule of minimum educational requirements, which are without prejudice, partiality, or discrimination, as to the different schools of chiropractic;
     (d) adopt rules necessary for the implementation, administration, continuation, and enforcement of this chapter. The rules must address but are not limited to license applications, form and display of license, license examination format, criteria for and grading of examinations, disciplinary standards for licensees, and the registration of interns and preceptors.
     (e) make determinations of the qualifications of applicants under this chapter;
     (f) administer the examination for licensure under this chapter;
     (g) establish and collect fees, fines, and charges as provided in this chapter;
     (h) issue, suspend, or revoke licenses under the conditions prescribed in this chapter; and
     (i) certify that a chiropractor who meets the standards that the board by rule adopts is a qualified evaluator for purposes of 39-71-711.
     (4) The department shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board, which must at all times be open to public inspection.

     History: En. initiative measure, Nov. 1918; effective under governor's proclamation, Dec. 28, 1918; re-en. Sec. 3140, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3140, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 432, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 66-503; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 321, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 203, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 275, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 492, L. 2001.