The state Auditor General contracted an outside firm to review whether the board that regulates chiropractors correctly handles complaints involving criminal allegations.
The company, Sjoberg Evashenk, found that the Board of Chiropractic Examiners did not consistently report allegations of evidence of wrongdoing to police.
The board reportedly wanted a woman who said a chiropractor touched her inappropriately to do a psychosexual evaluation to assess the validity of her allegation.
Auditors say the board was legally required to tell police about her complaint but didn’t.
Now, they want the board to require that police be called within 48 hours when there are allegations of evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
The board agrees to the requirement, but rejects the 48-hour deadline, reasoning that it could undermine the board’s discretion to decide when an allegation of evidence is substantiated.
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In the wake of a multibillion-dollar scheme involving sober living homes, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Thursday that her office’s crackdown on Medicaid fraud is working. -
The city of Phoenix has launched a multilingual platform where residents can report concerns or incidents related to federal law enforcement activity within the city. The Federal Enforcement Complaint Reporting Portal is available at the Community Transparency Initiative webpage. -
The Pima County Board of Supervisors have decided not to remove Sheriff Chris Nanos over allegations he committed perjury, as well as his handling of personnel matters and financial records. -
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office says it has charged its first ever case involving child sex-abuse materials generated by artificial intelligence. -
The body of a missing Arizona State University student has been found on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
