New Attendee Welcome Breakfast

FCLB HOSTS:

Dr. Henry W. Hulteen Honorary Fellow & Former FCLB Chair

Dr. Michael Coon (SC)FCLB District V Director

“To protect the public

by promoting excellence in chiropractic regulation

through service to our member boards.”

Mission

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1919: First meeting of chiropracticregulation

1926: Started meeting as Council of Chiropractic State Examining Boards

1947: Regulatory boards disaffiliated themselves from national professional associations

FCLB Milestones

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1957: Council on Chiropractic State Examining Boards incorporated under Wyoming law

1961: Formed the NBCE(NBCE started testing in 1963)

1968: Renamed to FCLB, designated non-profit organization: 501 (c) 6 by IRS

FCLB Milestones

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1974: Spearheaded CCE’s final recognition by U.S. Department of Education

1987: Revamped the FCLB vision Upgraded education conferences

1991: Professional offices provided by NBCE

FCLB Milestones

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1993: CIN-BAD debutComputerized database of regulatory board actions

1994: FCLB cited in Congressional legislation; regulators gain voice in military demonstration project

1996: CIN-BAD database recognized by US national insurance accreditor (NCQA)

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2005: NBCE provides expanded office space and furnishings

2006: Launched PACE program

2008: Designated non-profit 501 (c) 3 by IRS

2009: New Web site launched to better serve our members

FCLB Milestones

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2012: Student Outreach Program initiated – application support

2013: Officially Launching Certified Chiropractic Clinical Assistant (CCCA) Program

2014: Up to you!

FCLB Milestones

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Energetic, visionary governing board

Involved, creative members

Professional staff

Efficient offices

Expanded member services

Connected with the larger regulatory community

FCLB Today

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Purpose

Maintain high uniform standards — chiropractic licensure— regulation— discipline— education

- FCLB Articles of Incorporation

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AuthorityWe have no binding authority over state or provincial licensing boards

Their authority comes from statutes and regulations specific to their state or province

We do hold considerable authority as the national / international standard

Our members help developthose standards!11

FCLB Board of Directors (10)

FCLB Delegates / Alternates

FCLB Member Boards

ELECT

DESIGNATE

Districts elect 5 District Directors

Delegate Assembly elects Officers,

Administrative Fellow Director

FCLB Leadership

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OrganizationDelegates and Districts:

Each board is represented by a delegate(and alternate to serve in his/her absence)

• Delegate can be DC (Fellow or Honorary Fellow), public member, or Administrative Fellow (board decides)

• 5 geographical regions (districts)

• Delegates elect a director for each district13

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District Directors (5) - serve a maximum of two 3 year terms

Dr. Donn Fahrendorf (SD) – District l

Dr. Gary Pennebaker (MN) – District ll *

Dr. Ali Jafari (NY) – District lll

Dr. Maggie Colucci (NV) – District lV

Dr. Michael Coon (SC) – District V

*Current Board Chair

Organization

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President: Dr. Lawrence O’Connor (NJ)Vice President: Dr. LeRoy Otto (MN)Treasurer: Dr. Farrel Grossman (SC)Imm. Past President: Dr. Daniel Saint-Germain (QC)

Administrative Fellow Director –elected by delegates, max two 3-year terms

Dr. Larry Spicer (MN)

Officers (4) – elected by delegates, one 2-year term in each office

Organization

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FCLB 2013 Elections

Single two-year term: (Delegate Assembly)• President• Vice President• Treasurer

Initial three-year term: (District III delegates)• District III Director and Alternate

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It all starts with our members!

Member roles

Fellow – DC or public board member

Honorary Fellow – served on a board for 3 or more years; no longer on a board but still FCLB family!

Administrative Fellow – top chiropractic board administrator of each board

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FCLB is highly involved with other organizations

– Appoints regulatory representatives to:– Council on Chiropractic Guidelines

& Practice Parameters– National Board of Chiropractic Examiners– National Practitioner Databank

Executive Committee– Federation of Associations of Regulatory

Boards

Other Organizations

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–Works with other leading organizations to help chart the future of the profession, speaking for public protection

–Presents official comments policy issues, from regulatory perspective• Inter-jurisdictional mobility• White paper on minimal qualifications to

perform spinal manipulation

Other Organizations

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CBAC

Chiropractic Board Administrators Committee

–Beth Carter (OK), Chair–Marcia Walter (SD)–Larry Spicer, D.C. (MN) Board Liaison

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Serving Member Boards

Connecting, Communicating

– Official Directory– PowerPolls– Educational conferences

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Annual educational conference & delegate assembly meeting– Elections – Adoption of resolutions– Bylaws revisions

District (Regional) Meetings– Informal networking &

problem-solving sessions

Serving Member Boards

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Sharing resourcesto reduce workload

CIN-BAD– Licensure & disciplinary info on the web

PACE– Streamlines continuing education

program approval & record keeping

Serving Member Boards

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– New board member orientation

– Model code of conduct: board members

– Model disciplinary code

– Fraud task force – position papers

Serving Member Boards

Sharing resourcesto reduce workload

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Advance Notification

News Alerts– Advise of licensees in the media

– Gives boards “heads-up” about DCs who may pose threat to public

Serving Member Boards

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Where is our energycurrently focused?

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CCCA

Certified Chiropractic Clinical Assistants

− Uniform standards− Verifiable credentials− Continuing education

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Mobility & Regulation

How to keep offenders from crossing borders?

Worldwide regulation is just now emerging in many countries

– FCLB working through ICRF with WFC and other global partners to increase awareness

– Plan to expand CIN-BAD to international practitioner registry

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Conversely, how do we increase mobility for ethical DCs?

More chiropractic colleges outside US!

What does a competent chiropractor look like?

Can mutual recognition of accreditation and exams serve as common credentials “currency”?

Mobility & Regulation

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Federal OIG Report

US Office of the Inspector General

Documentation & record-keeping errors:

–2/3 of claims submissions have problems

– Chiropractic leadership organizations working with CMS to address problem

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FCLB 2006 Resolution

• Encourages member boards to require CE in documentation & recordkeeping

• Encourages CCE to include documentation & recordkeepingin chiropractic curriculum

• Suggests NBCE reflect doc & rec in exams

Federal OIG Report

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What’s next ?

FCLB 88th Annual CongressApril 30 – May 4, 2014 Myrtle Beach, SC

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2013 Fall Regional Meetings

Districts III & VSeptember 19-22Washington, DC

Districts I & IVSeptember 19-22Vancouver, WA

District IIOctober 17-20

Fort Walton Beach, FL

What’s next ?

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Staff ResourcesDonna M. Liewer, Executive DirectorBridget Seader, Program AdministratorJulie Finn, Executive AssistantJoan Carl, Finance & Benefits ManagerKelly Webb, PR & PACE Coordinator

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Contact Us …By phone: (970) 356-3500

(Colorado)

Greeley office hours8 AM to 4 PM

By e-mail: info@fclb.org

Or visit our website:

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