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Tex. Occ. Code § 201.002

PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Group v. Vicento (2005)

Most recently applied in Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners Patricia Gilbert, in Her Official Capacity as the Board's Executive Director And Texas Chiropractic Association v. Texas Medical Association (November 2018)

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) In this section:

(1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning assigned to that term by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Dangerous drug" has the meaning assigned to that term by Section 483.001, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Incisive or surgical procedure" includes making an incision into any tissue, cavity, or organ by any person or implement. The term does not include the use of a needle for the purpose of drawing blood for diagnostic testing.

(4) "Surgical procedure" includes a procedure described in the surgery section of the common procedure coding system as adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(b) A person practices chiropractic under this chapter if the person:

(1) uses objective or subjective means to diagnose, analyze, examine, or evaluate the biomechanical condition of the spine and musculoskeletal system of the human body;

(2) performs nonsurgical, nonincisive procedures, including adjustment and manipulation, to improve the subluxation complex or the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system;

(3) represents to the public that the person is a chiropractor; or

(4) uses the term "chiropractor," "chiropractic," "doctor of chiropractic," "D.C.," or any derivative of those terms or initials in connection with the person's name.

(c) The practice of chiropractic does not include:

(1) incisive or surgical procedures;

(2) the prescription of controlled substances, dangerous drugs, or any other drug that requires a prescription; or

(3) the use of x-ray therapy or therapy that exposes the body to radioactive materials.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.