The Office of Professional Regulation is created within the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office shall have a director who shall be qualified by education and professional experience to perform the duties of the position. The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall be a classified position with the Office of the Secretary of State. The following boards or professions are attached to the Office of Professional Regulation:

1. (1) Board of Architects
2. (2) Barbers and Cosmetologists
3. (3) Board of Chiropractic
4. (4) Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners
5. (5) Board of Dental Examiners
6. (6) Funeral Service
7. (7) Board of Professional Engineering
8. (8) Board of Land Surveyors
9. (9) [Repealed.]
10. (10) Board of Nursing
11. (11) Nursing Home Administrators
12. (12) Opticians
13. (13) Board of Optometry
14. (14) Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
15. (15) Board of Pharmacy
16. (16) Physical Therapists
17. (17) Radiologic Technology
18. (18) Private Investigative and Security Services
19. (19) Board of Public Accountancy
20. (20) Board of Veterinary Medicine
21. (21) [Repealed.]
22. (22) Boxing
23. (23) Board of Psychological Examiners
24. (24) Real Estate Commission
25. (25) Clinical Social Workers
26. (26) Acupuncturists
27. (27) Tattooists and Body Piercers
28. (28) Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers
29. (29) Real Estate Appraisers
30. (30) Auctioneers
31. (31) Occupational Therapists
32. (32) Dietitians
33. (33) Respiratory Care Practitioners
34. (34) Psychoanalysts
35. (35) Foresters
36. (36) [Repealed.]
37. (37) Naturopathic Physicians
38. (38) Athletic Trainers
39. (39) Midwifery
40. (40) Electrology
41. (41) Speech-Language Pathologists
42. (42) Landscape Architects
43. (43) Property Inspectors
44. (44) Applied Behavior Analysts
45. (45) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
46. (46) Potable Water Supply and Wastewater System Designers
47. (47) Pollution Abatement Facility Operators
48. (48) Notaries Public
49. (49) Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers, and Touch Professionals
50. (50) Well Drillers
51. (51) Residential Contractors
52. (52) Peer Support Providers

53. (53) Peer Recovery Support Specialists

    [Subdivision (54) effective July 1, 2026.]

54. (54) Community-Based Perinatal Doulas

(Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 61; 1991, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1993, No. 102, § 2; 1993, No. 103, § 2; 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 1995, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 40, § 76; 1997, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 52; 2001, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. July 1, 2003; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 38, § 45, eff. July 1, 2016; 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2016; 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2015, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 30, § 2; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 1, 2021; 2021, No. 69, § 1, eff. June 8, 2021; 2021, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 1, 2022; 2023, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2025; 2025, No. 50, § 2, eff. July 1, 2026; 2025, No. 58, § 9, eff. July 1, 2025.)