The Board


The Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine was legislatively established to ensure that every chiropractic physician practicing in this state meet minimum requirements for safe practice.

“Practice of chiropractic medicine” means a noncombative principle and practice consisting of the science, philosophy, and art of the adjustment, manipulation, and treatment of the human body in which vertebral subluxations and other malpositioned articulations and structures that are interfering with the normal generation, transmission, and expression of nerve impulse between the brain, organs, and tissue cells of the body, thereby causing disease, are adjusted, manipulated, or treated, thus restoring the normal flow of nerve impulse which produces normal function and consequent health by chiropractic physicians using specific chiropractic adjustment or manipulation techniques taught in chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education. No person other than a licensed chiropractic physician may render chiropractic services, chiropractic adjustments, or chiropractic manipulations.

Are you a current or new board member? Helpful resources and information pertinent to your position are available on the new Division of Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) board member website.

If you are interested in becoming a board member, the site contains material that provides insight into the duties and responsibilities of the role. To view the site, please visit flhealthsource.gov/board-members.

Members of the Board

Gretchen Saunders
Vice-Chair
Consumer

Term Ends:
10/31/2023
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Jason Comerford
D.C.
Chair
Palm Bay, FL
Term Ends:
10/31/2024
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Anthony Oliverio
D.C.
Crystal River, FL
Term Ends:
10/31/2024
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Michael Roberts
D.C.
Largo, FL
Term Ends:
10/31/2026
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Dr. Todd Cielo
D.C.
Tampa, Florida
Term Ends:
10/31/2025
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Walter Melton, Jr.
D.C.
Tallahassee, FL
Term Ends:
10/31/2026
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Vacant
Consumer

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After the expiration of their term, board members can continue to serve until they have been replaced, reappointed, or resign.



Organizational Structure of the Board

The Board of Chiropractic Medicine shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Five members of the board must be licensed chiropractic physicians who are residents of the state and who have been licensed chiropractic physicians engaged in the practice of chiropractic medicine for at least 4 years. The remaining two members must be residents of the state who are not, and have never been, licensed as chiropractic physicians or members of any closely related profession. At least one member of the board must be 60 years of age or older.

Board Staff

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Legal Counsel

Tim Frizzell
Senior Assistant Attorney General/Board Counsel