1. (a) Each person holding a license to practice chiropractic in the State of California under any and all laws administered by the Board shall file the following information with the Board at its office in Sacramento:

   1. (1) Address of Record. Each licensee shall provide a mailing address to the Board which will be designated as their address of record and utilized for all official and formal communications from the Board, disclosed to the public, posted on the Board's online license information system, and included in the Board's directory pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 1001. If the address of record provided by the licensee is a post office box or other private mailbox service, the licensee shall also provide an alternate physical address solely for the Board's internal administrative use and not for disclosure to the public.
   2. (2) Telephone Number. Each licensee shall provide their business telephone number, if any, for inclusion in the Board's directory pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 1001. If the licensee does not have a business telephone number, the licensee may provide an alternate personal telephone number solely for the Board's internal administrative use and not for disclosure to the public. If the licensee does not have a telephone number, the licensee shall disclose that fact to the Board in writing.
   3. (3) Email Address. Each licensee shall provide their business email address, if any, for inclusion in the Board's directory pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 1001. If the licensee does not have a business email address, the licensee may provide an alternate personal email address solely for the Board's internal administrative use and not for disclosure to the public. If the licensee does not have an email address, the licensee shall disclose that fact to the Board in writing.
2. (b) Each licensee shall immediately notify the Board at its office of any and all changes to their address of record, alternate physical address, telephone number, or email address, by providing both their old and new address, telephone number, or email address and the effective date of the change(s) within fifteen (15) calendar days of any change in writing.
3. (c) For purposes of this section, “internal administrative use” means the use of a licensee's non-public address or contact information by the Board to contact or locate a licensee regarding a licensing matter or investigation.
4. (d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section constitutes unprofessional conduct and shall subject the licensee to disciplinary action.

Note: Authority cited: Section 1001, Business and Professions Code and Sections 4 and 10 of the Chiropractic Initiative Act of California (Initiative Measure, Stats. 1923, p. lxxxix, § 4 and p. xci, § 10, as amended by Stats. 1978, c. 307, p. 636, § 1 and p. 640, § 3). Reference: Sections 12.5, 27, 136 and 1001, Business and Professions Code and Section 10 of the Chiropractic Initiative Act of California (Initiative Measure, Stats. 1923, p. xci, § 10, as amended by Stats. 1978, c. 307, p. 640, § 3).

History

1. Amendment filed 1-4-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.2).

2. Amendment filed 7-30-87; operative 8-29-87 (Register 87, No. 32)

3. Amendment of section and Note filed 10-14-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 42).