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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
PART A

 
Sec. A-1. 32 MRSA §502, first ¶, as amended by PL 1999, c. 214, §3, is
further amended to read:

 
The board shall meet at least twice each year at such times
and places as its chair may designate to consider applications,
examine applicants and consider such other business as may
properly come before the board. At its first meeting in each
calendar year, the board shall elect one of its members as chair
for a term of one year and one of its members as secretary to
hold office at the pleasure of the board. Special meetings may
be called at the pleasure of the chair and, in case of the death
or inability of the chair, the secretary may call special
meetings. The board shall keep correct records of all
proceedings. The chair and secretary are empowered to administer
oaths in matters connected with the duties of the board. The
records, or duplicates of the records, must be open to inspection
and are prima facie evidence of all matters recorded in the
records. Four members of the board constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, but a license to practice chiropractic
may not be granted except on an affirmative vote of at least 4
members of the board. The board has the power to make and adopt
rules and a code of ethics consistent with law necessary for the
enforcement of its authority, the performance of its duties and
the governing of the practice of chiropractic, but a rule or code
of ethics may not be made that is unreasonable or contravenes
this chapter. The board shall adopt rules, which are routine
technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A
2-A, authorizing and governing the use of chiropractic
acupuncture by certified licensees. The rules must set forth the
requirements for chiropractic acupuncture certification, which
must include, but are not limited to, a minimum number of
classroom hours of education in acupuncture theory and
techniques; a component of supervised clinical acupuncture
training or documented clinical acupuncture experience for
licensees practicing chiropractic acupuncture prior to April 30,
1999; and instruction in exposure control for blood-borne
pathogens and registration as a biomedical waste generator
pursuant to Title 38, section 1319-O, subsection 3. Licensees
who can prove to the satisfaction of the board that they were
engaged in the practice of chiropractic acupuncture prior to
April 30, 1999 may continue to practice chiropractic acupuncture
but must comply with all of the certification requirements set
forth in board rules within 2 years from the adoption of the
rules. A person applying for a chiropractic acupuncture
certificate shall file an application together with the required
fee as set under section 558. In establishing the rules and


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