Bill Text: TX HB2733 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the scope of practice for chiropractors.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-04 - Left pending in subcommittee [HB2733 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2733-Introduced.html
By: Stephenson | H.B. No. 2733 |
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relating to the scope of practice for chiropractors. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 201.002(a), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as follows: | ||
(3-a) "Neuromusculoskeletal system" means the | ||
musculoskeletal and nervous systems in relation to disorders that | ||
manifest in both systems, including disorders of a biomechanical or | ||
functional nature. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 201.002(b), Occupations Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(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 neuromusculoskeletal [ |
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human body; | ||
(2) performs nonsurgical, nonincisive procedures, | ||
including adjustment and manipulation, to improve the subluxation | ||
complex or the biomechanics of the neuromusculoskeletal | ||
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(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. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |