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Vicente Lujan seeks reinstatement after surrendering license; board hears testimony and requests more documentation
Summary
Vicente Lujan, whose chiropractic license was surrendered effective March 8, 2023, told the board he has sought therapy, community service and charitable fundraising; the board admitted the petition packet into evidence, questioned Lujan about childhood trauma and boundaries, and took the matter under submission.
Vicente Eduardo Lujan petitioned the Board of Chiropractic Examiners on April 18, 2025, seeking reinstatement of a chiropractic license he surrendered in March 2023. The surrender resolved an accusation alleging multiple counts of improper sexual conduct with patients and failures to maintain appropriate records, among other charges; under the stipulated surrender Lujan agreed the allegations were deemed admitted and agreed not to petition for two years and to pay investigation costs prior to any reinstatement.
At the hearing, board counsel summarized the allegations from the accusation: charges included failing to obtain written consent, improper intimate conduct with patients, false advertising of board certifications, and inappropriate practice locations. The packet included the stipulated surrender adopted March 8, 2023, and four December 2024 certificates showing completion of coursework.
Lujan testified about childhood sexual abuse, therapy he undertook (specialist referenced), charitable and volunteer activity including school volunteering, and fundraising runs (including an 85-mile run raising approximately $5,700 for Kern County Honor Flight). He said those experiences and therapy led to a personal transformation and that he had become more community-oriented, a more present father and more engaged in church and men’s groups.
Board members pressed Lujan on whether therapy was complete, whether he continues psychiatric or psychotherapy care, the nature of his personal-training income and how he avoids practicing chiropractic without a license. Lujan said he had stopped offering chiropractic adjustments after the surrender and had publicly announced the change; he said he had done occasional adjustments for family members (he acknowledged that is inconsistent with the surrender), and that he would accept board-imposed conditions if the board reinstated licensure.
The administrative law judge closed evidence and submitted the petition to the board. The board indicated it will issue a written decision in the coming weeks.
