Paul Whitcomb's Chiropractic Credintials, and How to File a Complaint Against a Chiropractor
... Although chiropractic boards occasionally discipline practitioners, they almost never interfere with quack practices.
Pro-Quackery Legislation by Stephen M. Barrett, M.D.
California BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 260
Sacramento, CA 95833
Attn: Enforcement Unit
Suggestions from Quackwatch.com:
Prepare three copies. Send one to the agency that licenses chiropractors in your state (in the state where the chiropractor is licensed - see above). Indicate that a copy has been sent to the state attorney general (see below for CA) so that the board knows that an outside agency is aware of the complaint. Send the second copy to the state attorney general, but don't indicate that a copy has been sent to the licensing board. (If you do, the attorney general's office might ignore it.) Send the third copy to Quackwatch, P.O. Box 1747, Allentown, PA 18105 and be sure to include your e-mail address.
Attorney General's Office
California Department of Justice
Attn: Public Inquiry Unit
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Whitcomb's credentials as currently posted on the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners website:
Licensing questions
(916) 263-5355 (reception/switchboard)
FAX: (916) 263-5369
(Do not use FAX for applications)
Web Address: www.chiro.ca.gov
License Number 11681
VALID
County:
A. Related Licenses/Registrations/Permits
No records returned
B. Disciplinary Actions
No information available from this agency
1. Citations
| December 01, 2005: | Citation Issued | ||
| | CCR | 312. | UNLICEN INDIV-ILLEGAL PRACTICE |
| January 03, 2006: | Compliance obtained from licensee, citation closed | ||
| | CCR | 312. | UNLICEN INDIV-ILLEGAL PRACTICE |
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Also, the actions reported here may not be final and may not reflect any judicial action to stay or modify the administrative order. You should not take any action based on information contained in these summaries without verifying the information and determining whether the administrative order has been stayed or modified by a court.
As used in this summary, the term "accusation" is a formal document that notifies a licensee of the agency's charges against the licensee, and that requests a disciplinary order. The licensee is entitled to contest the charges in a formal hearing before an administrative law judge. An accusation is usually resolved by an agency decision following such a hearing or by an agency decision pursuant to a settlement agreement. Often there is a considerable period of time between the date of filing an accusation and the resolution of the accusation.
The term "suspended" means that the licensee's right to practice has been suspended for a period of time, usually for a specified number of days or months. A suspended licensee may not practice during the period of suspension. A suspension will usually be imposed in conjunction with a lengthy period of probation of two or more years.
The term "revoked" means that the licensee's right to practice has been completely taken away. Revocation is not necessarily permanent, however. A person whose license is revoked has the right, one year or more after the revocation, to apply for reinstatement. Some applications are successful. The applicant for reinstatement must, however, demonstrate to the BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS that the applicant is rehabilitated and is fit to resume practice.
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