Except for those powers reserved exclusively to the “agency itself” as set forth under the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code section 11500 et seq.), the power and discretion conferred by law upon the Board to order examinations pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 820; to initiate, review, and prosecute accusations and statements of issues pursuant to Government Code sections 11500 through 11529, including the authority to issue default decisions where licensees have failed to file a notice of defense or to appear at a hearing, to grant motions to vacate a default decision, or to approve settlement agreements for the revocation, surrender, or interim suspension of a license; and to perform all functions necessary to the dispatch of the business of the Board in connection with investigative and administrative proceedings under the jurisdiction of the Board are hereby delegated to and conferred upon the Executive Officer of the Board.

Note: Authority cited: Section 4 of the Chiropractic Initiative Act of California (Initiative Measure, Stats. 1923, p. lxxxix, § 4, as amended by Stats. 1978, ch. 307, p. 636, § 1). Reference: Section 820, Business and Professions Code; Sections 11500, 11501, 11502, 11503, 11504, 11504.5, 11505, 11506, 11507, 11507.3, 11507.5, 11507.6, 11507.7, 11508, 11509, 11511, 11511.5, 11511.7, 11512, 11513, 11514, 11515, 11516, 11517, 11518, 11518.5, 11519, 11519.1, 11520, 11521, 11522, 11523, 11524, 11526, 11527, 11528 and 11529, Government Code; and Sections 3 and 10 of the Chiropractic Initiative Act of California (Initiative Measure, Stats. 1923, p. lxxxix, § 3 and p. xci, § 10, as amended by Stats. 1976, ch. 263, p. 548, § 2 and Stats. 1978, ch. 307, p. 640, § 3).

History

1. Amendment filed 12-6-65; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 65, No. 24).

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

3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 10-5-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 40).

4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 4-27-2026; operative 7-1-2026 (Register 2026, No. 18).