§ 3–1202.24. Board of Integrative Healthcare.

(a) There is established a Board of Integrative Healthcare to consist of 9 members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.

(b) The Board shall regulate the practices of acupuncture, chiropractic, and naturopathic medicine.

(c) Of the members of the Board, 2 shall be acupuncturists licensed in the District, 2 shall be doctors of chiropractic licensed in the District, 2 shall be naturopathic physicians licensed in the District, one shall be a medical physician licensed in the District who works with acupuncturists, doctors of chiropractic, or naturopathic physicians, and 2 shall be consumer members.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.

(e) Of the members initially appointed under this section, 3 shall be appointed for a term of one year, 3 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date that a majority of the first members are sworn in, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.

(f) The Board shall commence operation and assume regulatory authority from the Board of Medicine for the practices of acupuncture and naturopathic medicine and the Board of Chiropractic one year of tJuly 19, 2024, or once the following appointments are made, whichever is earlier:

(1) One member licensed to practice acupuncture;

(2) One member licensed to practice chiropractic;

(3) One member licensed to practice naturopathic medicine;

(4) One member licensed to practice medicine who works with an acupuncturist, a doctor of chiropractic, or a doctor of naturopathic medicine; and

(5) One consumer member.