A.A business entity
that wishes to operate a clinic, franchise, business, club, or any other entity
which uses the services of a licensed doctor of chiropractic to provide a
service, supervise the provision of services, act as clinical director or
otherwise perform any function under a person's chiropractic license (doctor of
chiropractic) shall submit a complete application to the Board at least sixty
days prior to the intended implementation of engaging the services of a
licensed doctor of chiropractic. A business entity that uses the services of a
doctor of chiropractic as defined in this subsection prior to the effective
date of these rules shall submit a complete application to the Board no later
than ten days from the effective date of these rules. A business entity shall
not engage the services of a doctor of chiropractic as noted in this section
until the Board has approved and issued the registration. The registration
shall serve as a license for the purpose of compliance with this
Chapter
B. "Owner, officer or
director" means any person with a fiscal or an administrative interest in the
business entity, regardless of whether the business is a for-profit or
non-profit affiliation.
C. To be
eligible for business entity registration, the applicant owners, officers or
directors shall:
1. Be of good character and
reputation.
2. Have obtained a
license or a permit to conduct a business under applicable law and
jurisdiction.
D. The
Board may deny registration to a business entity if
1. The business entity fails to qualify for
registration.
2. An owner, an
officer or a director has had a license to practice any profession refused,
revoked, suspended, surrendered or restricted by a regulatory entity in this or
any other jurisdiction for any act that constitutes unprofessional conduct
pursuant to this Chapter
3. An
owner, an officer or a director is currently under investigation by a
regulatory entity in this or any other jurisdiction for an act that may
constitute unprofessional conduct pVsuant to this Chapter
4. An owner, an officer or a director has
surrendered a license for an act that constitutes unprofessional conduct
pursuant to this Chapter in this or any other jurisdiction.
5. An owner, an officer or a director has
been convicted of criminal conduct that constitutes grounds for disciplinary
action pursuant to this Chapter
6.
The business entity allows or has allowed any person to practice chiropractic
without a license or fails or failed to confirm that a person that practices
chiropractic is properly licensed.
7. The business entity allows or has allowed
a person who is not a licensed doctor of chiropractic and who is not a
chiropractic assistant to provide patient services according to this
Chapter
E. The applicant
shall pay to the Board a nonrefundable application fee of $400.00.
F. In order to determine an applicant business entity's
(applicant) eligibility for approval, the Board may require the business
entity's owners, officers or directors to submit a full set of fingerprints to
the Board. The Board shall submit the fingerprints to the department of public
safety for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check
pursuant to section A.R.S.
41-1750
and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this
fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation. The Board shall
charge each applicant a fee that is necessary to cover the cost of the
investigation. The Board shall forward this fee to the department of public
safety.
