AGENCY: Department of Commerce. Division of Professional Licensing
SERIES: 9968
TITLE: Chiropractic physician licensing files
DATES: 1942-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by license number
DESCRIPTION: These files document applications, registrations, and licenses for Chiropractors. The Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, issues licenses to qualified applicants. Applicants are required to submit a written, verified statement conforming to the guidelines prescribed by the Chiropractors Licensing Board. Applicants are restricted to specific areas of rehabilitative procedures that include vertebral adjustment, manipulation, and treatment of the articulation and adjacent tissues of the spinal column and musculoskeletal structure of the body and nervous system. Applicants are forbidden to perform major and minor surgery, prescribe or administer drugs, treat cancer, practice obstectrics, and prescribe or administer x-ray therapy. X rays may be used for diagnostic purposes only. Applicants are required to be graduates of an accredited chiropractic college or university with specific preprofessional education emphasizing biology and chemistry. Applicants pay a fee determined by the Department of Commerce, must be 21 years of age, be of good moral character, and have completed at least two years of general study in a college or university. In addition, applicants must be physically and mentally able to safely engage in chiropractic care, must not have been guilty of unprofessional conduct, and have passed an examination under the direction of the Department of Commerce. Included are name, social security number, mailing and business address, residence, telephone number, gender, birthdate and birthplace, physical characteristics, educational background, and endorsements. Applicants are required to submit a photograph with their application.
RETENTION
Retain for 10 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 06/2006
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Computer data files: Retain in Office for 10 years and then delete.
Paper: For records prior to and including 2008. Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 9 years and then destroy.
Paper: Retain in Office until scanned and quality checked and then destroy.
Microfilm master: Retain in Archives permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Archives permanently.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical
The decision was made to hold previously filmed microfilm and microfiche licenses as a historical sample of one of the department's functions.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public. UCA 63G-2-301(2)(r) (2008)
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Private. UCA 63G-2-302(2)(d) (2008), at-risk govt. employees 63G-2-303
Exempt. UCA 58-1-106(2)and(3) (2008)