Nevada’s Jaeger and Strandberg Help the Cartel Tighten Its Grip on Certifications, Specializations and Diplomates
Originally published: 2025-09-20
The cartel’s pattern
For decades, chiropractors have warned about the “cartel” , the NBCE selling the exams, the FCLB linking boards and running CE approval, and the CCE setting accreditation standards tied to NBCE exams. They share board members, rotate committee assignments, and reinforce each other’s dominance. Together, they form a closed loop that decides which schools get accredited, who gets licensed, who gets recognized, and what counts as legitimate education, all funded by students and field doctors.
Nevada is now showing us how that pattern gets written directly into state law and board policy.
Jaeger’s role
At the center is Jason O. Jaeger, DC. He is Vice President of the NBCE, Secretary–Treasurer of the Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada (CPBN), and a member of the Board of Directors of the ICA. It was Jaeger who presented AB 513 in committee, thanked staff for helping prepare his presentation, and saw it through to passage. That law entrenched NBCE exams as the default route to licensure in Nevada and gave the board explicit authority to require NBCE’s SPEC exam for reinstatement.
Jaeger is an NBCE executive, and he is also one of the state board regulators deciding which exams count. That’s not oversight. That’s regulatory capture.
Strandberg’s role
Then there is Julie Strandberg, Executive Director of the Chiropractic Physicians’ Board of Nevada. In March 2024, FCLB’s Jon Schwartzbauer emailed her directly:
“Dr. Campion informed me that you have indicated an interest to serve on the RCSP committee… The board will vote on your addition to the committee at our next meeting at the end of April.”
So the head staffer of Nevada’s chiropractic board was simultaneously preparing to serve on the RCSP committee, the very program now appearing on Nevada’s July 2025 agenda as an item for adoption: “
Addition of language to accept the Recognized Chiropractic Specialty Program (RCSP).”
When asked under Nevada’s Open Records Act for communications between the Board and FCLB, Strandberg handled the request herself. She admitted to a call with Dr. Campion, provided Schwartzbauer’s email, but claimed there were no other records. No minutes authorizing her participation. No documentation of the FCLB’s vote to add her. Nothing.
The same person with a seat on RCSP handled the disclosure about RCSP. That is not transparency. That is conflict of interest.
How NBCE and FCLB fit together
NBCE and FCLB are not independent. They are inextricably intertwined. They share board members, officers, and committee appointees. FCLB funnels regulatory “services” like PACE (CE approval) and RCSP (specialty recognition) into state boards. NBCE provides the “licensure” exams those boards require. Together, they form a private monopoly over the profession’s gateways.
Nevada’s board is now aligning itself with both. AB 513 locks NBCE into law. The RCSP agenda item outsources specialty recognition to FCLB. And the people making it happen are Jaeger (NBCE executive, CPBN officer) and Strandberg (CPBN executive director, RCSP committee member).
Why the RCSP push matters
RCSP’s own documents spell it out. The FCLB Board of Directors, not state boards, makes the final call on which specialties are “recognized.” Programs pay thousands in application and annual fees. States that adopt RCSP simply “notify” FCLB, and any RCSP-approved specialty is “automatically approved” in that state.
That’s not regulation. That’s privatization.
The absurdity
Think about what this means. The NBCE Vice President helps pass a state bill requiring NBCE exams. The Board’s Executive Director joins the FCLB’s RCSP committee. The same Board places RCSP on its agenda to adopt. Meanwhile, NBCE and FCLB share leadership and committee members. And when asked for records, the insider herself responds and claims there are none.
This is the textbook definition of a closed loop. The regulators, the vendors, and the associations are the same people, wearing different hats at different tables, moving in unison to entrench their control.
The bottom line
Nevada is not simply “modernizing” its chiropractic law. It is turning the keys over to the cartel. Jaeger, as an NBCE executive and CPBN officer, pushed through AB 513. Strandberg, as CPBN’s Executive Director, sits on the RCSP committee. NBCE and FCLB, already tied at the hip, now stand to control both the licensing exams and specialties in Nevada.
This is not “protecting the public.” It is regulatory capture in plain sight. And unless the profession demands accountability, Nevada will be the model every other state is encouraged to follow.
“Once your board decides to allow RCSP programs, you make RCSP an authorized agency for delegating Special Program review to. Any RCSP Specialty Program… is automatically approved for Specialty Program recognition in your state.” – RCSP Summary for Licensing Boards
