(SB 18)
Chiropractic scope of practice revised.
Section
1.
That
§
36-5-1
be amended to read as follows:
36-5-1.
Chiropractic is
hereby defined to be
the science of locating and removing the cause of
any abnormal transmission of nerve energy including diagnostic and
externally
applied mechanical
measures incident thereto.
Chiropractors shall not be entitled to
Integral to chiropractic is the
treating of specific joints and articulations of the body and adjacent tissues, to influence joints or
neurophysiological functions of the body, or both, including the use of examination and treatment
by manipulation, adjustment, and mobilization of a joint. No chiropractor may
practice obstetrics
or treat communicable diseases.
The requirements of this section do not apply to those licensed
pursuant to chapter 36-4.