South Dakota Chiropractic Board
walks away with honors
 (L-R) Thomas Stotz, D.C., SDBCE Vice President; Steven Headrick, D.C., SDBCE
President; David Brown, D.C., FCLB President, and Robin Lecy, D.C., SDBCE Secretary/Treasurer
The Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards honored the South Dakota Board of
Chiropractic Examiners with the 2001 Outstanding Board Award. Each year, the accomplishments of one board set a new standard for
chiropractic regulation. They model for others one or more areas, above and beyond the
call for excellence that marks the daily responsibilities of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the public.
As a model for others, the Federation recognized their efforts in the important areas of new patient protection legislation, information and
education outreach to licensees, increased mobility for properly credentialed practitioners, and
streamlined internal operations.
Specifically, SDBCE's work in the area of peer review is fast becoming a model for other jurisdictions. Tucked under the wing of the regulatory board, the peer review committee studies matters relative to the necessity
of services, reasonableness of procedures, and cost.
Malpractice liability insurance coverage is now a requirement for both licensure and renewal, guaranteeing that patients will have a financial
route of recourse if needed. The board's innovative Ethics Committee allows doctors to seek
advice on such matters as ethical advertising and ethical
practice procedures. Equally effective is the Disciplinary Committee, which assists doctors who have
been "red flagged" by the peer review committee
or the board as needing extra guidance. While these committees are strictly advisory in nature, they have
allowed the board to become proactive rather than reactive, in an effective effort to reduce the necessity of official
board actions.
Donna M. Liewer, FCLB Executive Director (center) congratulates the board’s
representatives during the FCLB Annual Business Meeting on April 7, 2001.
The board's outreach to licensees has been expanded to include regional information meetings with attendance
required to learn about rules and regulations changes and publishing a new newsletter.
SDBCE adopted a new policy to grant licenses to experienced doctors who are relocating. This
models the recommendations of the FCLB Task Force on Interjurisdictional Mobility.
A new definition for manipulation/mobilization has been developed by a task force broadly representative of the various geographic regions of the state and
will be codified in the coming year. Finally, the board significantly
restructured its internal operations, adding an Executive Secretary position, computerizing
its data for licensees, board actions, CE hours and
approved courses. For more information, see the board’s website at www.state.sd.us/dcr/chiropractic
To nominate a chiropractic licensing board for this award, please see the
FCLB educational conferences section of
this website. This annual award is presented at the FCLB spring meeting-the 76th Annual
Congress will be held in Chicago, Illinois from May 1 - 5, 2001.
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