Why regulate health care professionals?
(back to top) A – Regulation exists to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare. Government statute provides for a board (generally composed of both non-paid professional and consumer members) to handle regulation for each licensed profession. Their responsibilities: • to investigate consumer complaints; • to oversee the general application of health care laws; • to help update and develop regulations which better define appropriate conduct by professionals and clarify what the consumer may expect; • to continually review required credentials for doctors to practice safely, effectively, and ethically; • to apply appropriate disciplinary action or retraining to doctors who may have broken the public trust through violation of statute or regulation; • to function in the global regulatory community to assist other professions or jurisdictions affected by chiropractic. The Governor usually appoints the board members for regulated professions. An appointee’s term may last three to si
