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Vicente Lujan seeks reinstatement after surrendering license; board hears allegations of patient sexual misconduct and limited rehabilitation evidence
Summary
Vicente Lujan asked the Board of Chiropractic Examiners April 18 to reinstate a license he surrendered in March 2023 after an accusation alleging sexual misconduct toward patients and other record-keeping violations.
Vicente Lujan appeared April 18 to seek reinstatement after surrendering his chiropractic license in March 2023 under a stipulated agreement that deemed the accusation—s allegations admitted for purposes of any future reinstatement petition.
Board staff summarized the accusation attached to the stipulated surrender: multiple counts related to sexual/sexually inappropriate conduct with patients, failure to obtain written consent, lack of treatment documentation and practice irregularities. The stipulated surrender required Lujan not to petition for reinstatement for two years and to pay the board—s investigation and enforcement costs ($7,500) before a reinstated or new license would issue.
Lujan described intensive personal work following the surrender: therapy addressing childhood sexual trauma and emotional issues, community and church involvement, volunteer work, and raising his daughter, for whom he said he serves as primary caregiver. He described in-person therapy (weekly sessions with a trauma specialist by Zoom and follow-up with a local therapist) and a regimen that includes journaling, prayer, exercise, and participation in a men—s group. Lujan said he had posted clear notices that he was no longer providing chiropractic adjustments after his license was revoked and that he has worked informally as a trainer and run-group leader; he acknowledged he had provided informal adjustments to family members and said he would stop doing so if reinstated before obtaining appropriate documentation and oversight.
Board counsel Leslie Brass noted the petitioner—s burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that reinstatement is safe for the public; Brass said the petitioner—s written statement did not address the specifics of the underlying misconduct. Board members asked about therapy, ongoing supports, and whether Lujan had completed recommended treatment; Lujan said his San Francisco-based trauma therapist concluded individual work and he planned to continue with a local therapist for maintenance. The board took the petition under submission and will issue a written order.
