Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF2292 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to occupational licensing; clarifying that the practice of chiropractic
3	3	1.3 includes providing telemedicine services; clarifying that the state Board of
4	4	1.4 Chiropractic Examiners has the authority to discipline a chiropractor who is not
5	5	1.5 following an executive order; reorganizing animal chiropractic sections; amending
6	6	1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.01, subdivisions 1, 4; 148.04; 148.07,
7	7	1.7 subdivision 2; 148.08, subdivision 3; 148.10, subdivisions 1, 2; 148.103, subdivision
8	8	1.8 2; 148.105, subdivision 1; 156.12, subdivision 2; 319B.02, subdivision 19;
9	9	1.9 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing
10	10	1.10 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.01, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d; 148.032;
11	11	1.11 148.033; 148.035.
12	12	1.12BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
13	13	1.13 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14	14	1.14 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For the purposes of sections 148.01 to 148.10 148.109:
15	15	1.15 (1) "chiropractic" means the health care discipline that recognizes the innate recuperative
16	16	1.16power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery by identifying and caring
17	17	1.17for vertebral subluxations and other abnormal articulations by emphasizing the relationship
18	18	1.18between structure and function as coordinated by the nervous system and how that
19	19	1.19relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health;
20	20	1.20 (2) "chiropractic services" means the evaluation and facilitation of structural,
21	21	1.21biomechanical, and neurological function and integrity through the use of adjustment,
22	22	1.22manipulation, mobilization, or other procedures accomplished by manual or mechanical
23	23	1.23forces applied to bones or joints and their related soft tissues for correction of vertebral
24	24	1.24subluxation, other abnormal articulations, neurological disturbances, structural alterations,
25	25	1.25or biomechanical alterations, and includes, but is not limited to, manual therapy and
26	26	1.26mechanical therapy as defined in section 146.23;
27	27	1Section 1.
28	28	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25
29	29	State of Minnesota
30	30	This Document can be made available
31	31	in alternative formats upon request
32	32	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
33	33	H. F. No. 2292
34	34	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
35	35	Authored by Franson03/13/2025
36	36	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy 2.1 (3) "abnormal articulation" means the condition of opposing bony joint surfaces and
37	37	2.2their related soft tissues that do not function normally, including subluxation, fixation,
38	38	2.3adhesion, degeneration, deformity, dislocation, or other pathology that results in pain or
39	39	2.4disturbances within the nervous system, results in postural alteration, inhibits motion, allows
40	40	2.5excessive motion, alters direction of motion, or results in loss of axial loading efficiency,
41	41	2.6or a combination of these;
42	42	2.7 (4) "diagnosis" means the physical, clinical, and laboratory examination of the patient,
43	43	2.8and the use of diagnostic services for diagnostic purposes within the scope of the practice
44	44	2.9of chiropractic described in sections 148.01 to 148.10 148.109;
45	45	2.10 (5) "diagnostic services" means clinical, physical, laboratory, and other diagnostic
46	46	2.11measures, including diagnostic imaging that may be necessary to determine the presence
47	47	2.12or absence of a condition, deficiency, deformity, abnormality, or disease as a basis for
48	48	2.13evaluation of a health concern, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, further
49	49	2.14examination, or referral;
50	50	2.15 (6) "therapeutic services" means rehabilitative therapy as defined in Minnesota Rules,
51	51	2.16part 2500.0100, subpart 11, and all of the therapeutic, rehabilitative, and preventive sciences
52	52	2.17and procedures for which the licensee was subject to examination under section 148.06.
53	53	2.18When provided, therapeutic services must be performed within a practice where the primary
54	54	2.19focus is the provision of chiropractic services, to prepare the patient for chiropractic services,
55	55	2.20or to complement the provision of chiropractic services. The administration of therapeutic
56	56	2.21services is the responsibility of the treating chiropractor and must be rendered under the
57	57	2.22direct supervision of qualified staff;
58	58	2.23 (7) "acupuncture" means a modality of treating abnormal physical conditions by
59	59	2.24stimulating various points of the body or interruption of the cutaneous integrity by needle
60	60	2.25insertion to secure a reflex relief of the symptoms by nerve stimulation as utilized as an
61	61	2.26adjunct to chiropractic adjustment. Acupuncture may not be used as an independent therapy
62	62	2.27or separately from chiropractic services. Acupuncture is permitted under section 148.01
63	63	2.28only after registration with the board which requires completion of a board-approved course
64	64	2.29of study and successful completion of a board-approved national examination on acupuncture.
65	65	2.30Renewal of registration shall require completion of board-approved continuing education
66	66	2.31requirements in acupuncture. The restrictions of section 147B.02, subdivision 2, apply to
67	67	2.32individuals registered to perform acupuncture under this section; and
68	68	2.33 (8) "animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" or "animal chiropractic" means
69	69	2.34treatment that includes identifying and resolving vertebral subluxation complexes, spinal
70	70	2Section 1.
71	71	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 3.1manipulation, and manipulation of the extremity articulations of nonhuman vertebrates.
72	72	3.2Animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment does not include:
73	73	3.3 (i) performing surgery;
74	74	3.4 (ii) dispensing or administering of medications; or
75	75	3.5 (iii) performing traditional veterinary care and diagnosis.
76	76	3.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
77	77	3.7 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
78	78	3.8 Subd. 4.Practice of chiropractic.An individual licensed to practice under section
79	79	3.9148.06 is authorized to perform chiropractic services, acupuncture, and therapeutic services,
80	80	3.10and to provide diagnosis and to render opinions pertaining to those services for the purpose
81	81	3.11of determining a course of action in the best interests of the patient, such as a treatment
82	82	3.12plan, appropriate referral, or both. When appropriate, a service may be delivered via
83	83	3.13telemedicine as defined in section 62A.673.
84	84	3.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
85	85	3.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.04, is amended to read:
86	86	3.16 148.04 PROCEDURE.
87	87	3.17 The officers of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have power to administer
88	88	3.18oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony as to matters pertaining to its duties. It shall
89	89	3.19adopt a minimum of educational requirements not inconsistent with the provisions of sections
90	90	3.20148.01 to 148.10 148.109, which shall be without prejudice, partiality, or discrimination as
91	91	3.21to the different schools or colleges of chiropractic. The board shall meet at such times as
92	92	3.22the majority of the board may deem proper. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum
93	93	3.23for the transaction of business. The secretary shall keep a record of its proceedings. This
94	94	3.24report shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein recorded.
95	95	3.25 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
96	96	3.26 Subd. 2.Expenses.The expenses of administering sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109
97	97	3.27shall be paid from the appropriation made to the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
98	98	3.28Expenditures and revenues must be managed in accordance with the statewide accounting
99	99	3.29principles and requirements of the commissioner of management and budget.
100	100	3Sec. 4.
101	101	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 4.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
102	102	4.2 Subd. 3.Rules.The Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall promulgate rules necessary
103	103	4.3to administer sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109 to protect the health, safety, and welfare
104	104	4.4of the public, including rules governing the practice of chiropractic and defining any terms,
105	105	4.5whether or not used in sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109, if the definitions are not
106	106	4.6inconsistent with the provisions of sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109. The board shall
107	107	4.7consult with the state Board of Veterinary Medicine before adopting rules on animal
108	108	4.8chiropractic.
109	109	4.9 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
110	110	4.10 Subdivision 1.Grounds.(a) The state Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to
111	111	4.11grant, or may revoke, suspend, condition, limit, restrict or qualify a license to practice
112	112	4.12chiropractic, or may cause the name of a person licensed to be removed from the records
113	113	4.13in the office of the court administrator of the district court for:
114	114	4.14 (1) advertising that is false or misleading; that violates a rule of the board; or that claims
115	115	4.15the cure of any condition or disease;
116	116	4.16 (2) the employment of fraud or deception in applying for a license or in passing the
117	117	4.17examination provided for in section 148.06 or conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert
118	118	4.18the licensing examination process;
119	119	4.19 (3) the practice of chiropractic under a false or assumed name or the impersonation of
120	120	4.20another practitioner of like or different name;
121	121	4.21 (4) the conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude;
122	122	4.22 (5) the conviction, during the previous five years, of a felony reasonably related to the
123	123	4.23practice of chiropractic;
124	124	4.24 (6) habitual intemperance in the use of alcohol or drugs;
125	125	4.25 (7) practicing under a license which has not been renewed;
126	126	4.26 (8) advanced physical or mental disability;
127	127	4.27 (9) the revocation or suspension of a license to practice chiropractic; or other disciplinary
128	128	4.28action against the licensee; or the denial of an application for a license by the proper licensing
129	129	4.29authority of another state, territory or country; or failure to report to the board that charges
130	130	4.30regarding the person's license have been brought in another state or jurisdiction;
131	131	4Sec. 6.
132	132	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 5.1 (10) the violation of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of sections 148.01 to
133	133	5.2148.105 148.109, the rules of the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or a lawful order
134	134	5.3of the board;
135	135	5.4 (11) unprofessional conduct;
136	136	5.5 (12) being unable to practice chiropractic with reasonable skill and safety to patients by
137	137	5.6reason of illness, professional incompetence, senility, drunkenness, use of drugs, narcotics,
138	138	5.7chemicals or any other type of material, or as a result of any mental or physical condition,
139	139	5.8including deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skills. If the board has
140	140	5.9probable cause to believe that a person comes within this clause, it shall direct the person
141	141	5.10to submit to a mental or physical examination. For the purpose of this clause, every person
142	142	5.11licensed under this chapter shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or
143	143	5.12physical examination when directed in writing by the board and further to have waived all
144	144	5.13objections to the admissibility of the examining physicians' testimony or examination reports
145	145	5.14on the ground that the same constitute a privileged communication. Failure of a person to
146	146	5.15submit to such examination when directed shall constitute an admission of the allegations,
147	147	5.16unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the person's control, in which case a
148	148	5.17default and final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of
149	149	5.18evidence. A person affected under this clause shall at reasonable intervals be afforded an
150	150	5.19opportunity to demonstrate that the person can resume the competent practice of chiropractic
151	151	5.20with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
152	152	5.21 In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may, notwithstanding
153	153	5.22section 13.384, 144.651, or any other law limiting access to health data, obtain health data
154	154	5.23and health records relating to a licensee or applicant without the licensee's or applicant's
155	155	5.24consent if the board has probable cause to believe that a doctor of chiropractic comes under
156	156	5.25this clause. The health data may be requested from a provider, as defined in section 144.291,
157	157	5.26subdivision 2, paragraph (i), an insurance company, or a government agency, including the
158	158	5.27Department of Human Services. A provider, insurance company, or government agency
159	159	5.28shall comply with any written request of the board under this subdivision and is not liable
160	160	5.29in any action for damages for releasing the data requested by the board if the data are released
161	161	5.30pursuant to a written request under this subdivision, unless the information is false and the
162	162	5.31provider or entity giving the information knew, or had reason to believe, the information
163	163	5.32was false. Information obtained under this subdivision is classified as private under sections
164	164	5.3313.01 to 13.87.
165	165	5.34 In any proceeding under this clause, neither the record of proceedings nor the orders
166	166	5.35entered by the board shall be used against a person in any other proceeding;
167	167	5Sec. 6.
168	168	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 6.1 (13) aiding or abetting an unlicensed person in the practice of chiropractic, except that
169	169	6.2it is not a violation of this clause for a doctor of chiropractic to employ, supervise, or delegate
170	170	6.3functions to a qualified person who may or may not be required to obtain a license or
171	171	6.4registration to provide health services if that person is practicing within the scope of the
172	172	6.5license or registration or delegated authority;
173	173	6.6 (14) improper management of health records, including failure to maintain adequate
174	174	6.7health records as described in clause (18), to comply with a patient's request made under
175	175	6.8sections 144.291 to 144.298 or to furnish a health record or report required by law;
176	176	6.9 (15) failure to make reports required by section 148.102, subdivisions 2 and 5, or to
177	177	6.10cooperate with an investigation of the board as required by section 148.104, or the submission
178	178	6.11of a knowingly false report against another doctor of chiropractic under section 148.10,
179	179	6.12subdivision 3;
180	180	6.13 (16) splitting fees, or promising to pay a portion of a fee or a commission, or accepting
181	181	6.14a rebate;
182	182	6.15 (17) revealing a privileged communication from or relating to a patient, except when
183	183	6.16otherwise required or permitted by law;
184	184	6.17 (18) failing to keep written chiropractic records justifying the course of treatment of the
185	185	6.18patient, including, but not limited to, patient histories, examination results, test results, and
186	186	6.19x-rays. Unless otherwise required by law, written records need not be retained for more
187	187	6.20than seven years and x-rays need not be retained for more than four years;
188	188	6.21 (19) exercising influence on the patient or client in such a manner as to exploit the patient
189	189	6.22or client for financial gain of the licensee or of a third party which shall include, but not be
190	190	6.23limited to, the promotion or sale of services, goods, or appliances;
191	191	6.24 (20) gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to practice chiropractic at a level of
192	192	6.25care, skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent chiropractor as being
193	193	6.26acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances; or
194	194	6.27 (21) delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee delegating
195	195	6.28such responsibilities knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training,
196	196	6.29experience, or licensure to perform them.
197	197	6.30 (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (2), conduct that subverts or attempts to
198	198	6.31subvert the licensing examination process includes, but is not limited to: (1) conduct that
199	199	6.32violates the security of the examination materials, such as removing examination materials
200	200	6.33from the examination room or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future,
201	201	6Sec. 6.
202	202	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 7.1current, or previously administered licensing examination; (2) conduct that violates the
203	203	7.2standard of test administration, such as communicating with another examinee during
204	204	7.3administration of the examination, copying another examinee's answers, permitting another
205	205	7.4examinee to copy one's answers, or possessing unauthorized materials; or (3) impersonating
206	206	7.5an examinee or permitting an impersonator to take the examination on one's own behalf.
207	207	7.6 (c) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (5), conviction as used in these
208	208	7.7subdivisions includes a conviction of an offense that if committed in this state would be
209	209	7.8deemed a felony without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where
210	210	7.9a finding or verdict of guilt is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either withheld
211	211	7.10or not entered.
212	212	7.11 (d) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (4), (5), and (6), a copy of the judgment
213	213	7.12or proceeding under seal of the administrator of the court or of the administrative agency
214	214	7.13which entered the same shall be admissible into evidence without further authentication
215	215	7.14and shall constitute prima facie evidence of its contents.
216	216	7.15 (e) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (11), unprofessional conduct means any
217	217	7.16unethical, deceptive or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to the public, any departure
218	218	7.17from or the failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable chiropractic practice,
219	219	7.18or a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare or safety of patients, in any of which
220	220	7.19cases proof of actual injury need not be established. Unprofessional conduct shall include,
221	221	7.20but not be limited to, the following acts of a chiropractor:
222	222	7.21 (1) gross ignorance of, or incompetence in, the practice of chiropractic;
223	223	7.22 (2) engaging in conduct with a patient that is sexual or may reasonably be interpreted
224	224	7.23by the patient as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning
225	225	7.24to a patient;
226	226	7.25 (3) performing unnecessary services;
227	227	7.26 (4) charging a patient an unconscionable fee or charging for services not rendered;
228	228	7.27 (5) directly or indirectly engaging in threatening, dishonest, or misleading fee collection
229	229	7.28techniques;
230	230	7.29 (6) perpetrating fraud upon patients, third-party payors, or others, relating to the practice
231	231	7.30of chiropractic, including violations of the Medicare or Medicaid laws or state medical
232	232	7.31assistance laws;
233	233	7.32 (7) advertising that the licensee will accept for services rendered assigned payments
234	234	7.33from any third-party payer as payment in full, if the effect is to give the impression of
235	235	7Sec. 6.
236	236	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 8.1eliminating the need of payment by the patient of any required deductible or co-payment
237	237	8.2applicable in the patient's health benefit plan. As used in this clause, "advertise" means
238	238	8.3solicitation by the licensee by means of handbills, posters, circulars, motion pictures, radio,
239	239	8.4newspapers, television, or in any other manner. In addition to the board's power to punish
240	240	8.5for violations of this clause, violation of this clause is also a misdemeanor;
241	241	8.6 (8) accepting for services rendered assigned payments from any third-party payer as
242	242	8.7payment in full, if the effect is to eliminate the need of payment by the patient of any required
243	243	8.8deductible or co-payment applicable in the patient's health benefit plan, except as hereinafter
244	244	8.9provided;
245	245	8.10 (9) violating orders and rules adopted by the governor under the authority of section
246	246	8.1112.21, subdivision 3, clause (1), when approved by the Executive Council and filed in the
247	247	8.12Office of the Secretary of State during a national emergency, peacetime emergency, or
248	248	8.13energy supply emergency; and
249	249	8.14 (9) (10) any other act that the board by rule may define.
250	250	8.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
251	251	8.16 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
252	252	8.17 Subd. 2.Issuance following refusal, revocation or cancellation.The State Board of
253	253	8.18Chiropractic Examiners may, at any time within two years of the refusal or revocation or
254	254	8.19cancellation of a license under this section, by a majority vote, issue a new license or grant
255	255	8.20a license to the person affected, restoring to, or conferring upon the person, all the rights
256	256	8.21and privileges of, and pertaining to, the practice of chiropractic, as defined and regulated
257	257	8.22by sections 148.01 to 148.10 148.109. Any person to whom such have been restored shall
258	258	8.23pay a fee set by the board upon issuance of a new license.
259	259	8.24 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.103, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
260	260	8.25 Subd. 2.Investigation.Members of the board and persons employed by the board or
261	261	8.26engaged in the investigation or prosecution of violations and in the preparation and
262	262	8.27management of charges of violations of sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109 on behalf of
263	263	8.28the board are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions,
264	264	8.29transactions, or publications in the execution of, or relating to, their duties under sections
265	265	8.30148.01 to 148.105 148.109.
266	266	8Sec. 8.
267	267	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 9.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.105, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
268	268	9.2 Subdivision 1.Generally.Any person who practices, or attempts to practice, chiropractic
269	269	9.3or who uses any of the terms or letters "Doctors of Chiropractic," "Chiropractor," "DC," or
270	270	9.4any other title or letters under any circumstances as to lead the public to believe that the
271	271	9.5person who so uses the terms is engaged in the practice of chiropractic, without having
272	272	9.6complied with the provisions of sections 148.01 to 148.104 148.109, is guilty of a gross
273	273	9.7misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or
274	274	9.8be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or
275	275	9.9punished by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. It is the duty of the
276	276	9.10county attorney of the county in which the person practices to prosecute. Nothing in sections
277	277	9.11148.01 to 148.105 148.109 shall be considered as interfering with any person:
278	278	9.12 (1) licensed by a health-related licensing board, as defined in section 214.01, subdivision
279	279	9.132, including psychological practitioners with respect to the use of hypnosis;
280	280	9.14 (2) registered or licensed by the commissioner of health under section 214.13; or
281	281	9.15 (3) engaged in other methods of healing regulated by law in the state of Minnesota;
282	282	9.16provided that the person confines activities within the scope of the license or other regulation
283	283	9.17and does not practice or attempt to practice chiropractic.
284	284	9.18 Sec. 10. [148.109] ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE.
285	285	9.19 Subdivision 1.Registration.(a) A chiropractor licensed under section 148.06 may
286	286	9.20engage in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if registered by the
287	287	9.21Board of Chiropractic Examiners in accordance with this section.
288	288	9.22 (b) An applicant for initial registration to practice animal chiropractic diagnosis and
289	289	9.23treatment must submit to the board:
290	290	9.24 (1) a completed application on a form provided by the board;
291	291	9.25 (2) an active chiropractic license;
292	292	9.26 (3) proof, as required by the board, that the applicant has successfully completed
293	293	9.27education and training in the field of animal chiropractic from an American Veterinary
294	294	9.28Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or a higher
295	295	9.29institution-approved course consisting of no less than 210 hours in the subjects described
296	296	9.30in subdivision 3;
297	297	9.31 (4) any applicable fee as specified in section 148.108; and
298	298	9Sec. 10.
299	299	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 10.1 (5) any additional information requested by the board.
300	300	10.2 Subd. 2.Education and training requirements.The education and training criteria for
301	301	10.3registration in animal chiropractic are as follows:
302	302	10.4 (1) anatomy;
303	303	10.5 (2) anatomy laboratory;
304	304	10.6 (3) biomechanics and gait;
305	305	10.7 (4) chiropractic educational basics;
306	306	10.8 (5) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
307	307	10.9 (i) lecture cervical;
308	308	10.10 (ii) laboratory cervical;
309	309	10.11 (iii) thoracic;
310	310	10.12 (iv) lumbosacral;
311	311	10.13 (v) pelvic; and
312	312	10.14 (vi) extremity;
313	313	10.15 (6) case management and case studies;
314	314	10.16 (7) chiropractic philosophy;
315	315	10.17 (8) ethics and legalities;
316	316	10.18 (9) neurology, neuroanatomy, and neurological conditions;
317	317	10.19 (10) pathology;
318	318	10.20 (11) radiology;
319	319	10.21 (12) research in current chiropractic and veterinary topics;
320	320	10.22 (13) rehabilitation, current topics, evaluation, and assessment;
321	321	10.23 (14) normal foot anatomy and normal foot care;
322	322	10.24 (15) saddle fit and evaluation, lecture, and laboratory;
323	323	10.25 (16) veterinary educational basics;
324	324	10.26 (17) vertebral subluxation complex; and
325	325	10.27 (18) zoonotic diseases.
326	326	10Sec. 10.
327	327	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 11.1 Subd. 3.Registration renewal.To be eligible for registration renewal, an applicant
328	328	11.2must submit to the board:
329	329	11.3 (1) a completed renewal application on a form provided by the board;
330	330	11.4 (2) an active chiropractic license issued by the board;
331	331	11.5 (3) verification of the completion of the continuing education requirements described
332	332	11.6in subdivision 4; and
333	333	11.7 (4) any applicable fees as specified in section 148.108.
334	334	11.8 Subd. 4.Animal chiropractic continuing education.Any chiropractor engaged in the
335	335	11.9practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment applying for renewal of a registration
336	336	11.10under subdivision 3 must have completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing
337	337	11.11education in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the required 20
338	338	11.12hours annually of continuing education in human chiropractic required under section 148.031.
339	339	11.13The continuing education course attended for purposes of complying with this section must
340	340	11.14be approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.
341	341	11.15 Subd. 5.Protected title.Notwithstanding the limitations established in section 156.12,
342	342	11.16subdivision 4, a doctor of chiropractic properly registered to provide chiropractic care to
343	343	11.17animals in accordance with this section and rules of the board may use the title "animal
344	344	11.18chiropractor."
345	345	11.19 Subd. 6.Practice requirements.(a) A licensed chiropractor may engage in the practice
346	346	11.20of animal chiropractic if the chiropractor is registered to practice animal chiropractic by the
347	347	11.21board under this section and if the animal has been referred to the chiropractor by a
348	348	11.22veterinarian.
349	349	11.23 (b) A licensed chiropractor registered to practice animal chiropractic must:
350	350	11.24 (1) maintain complete and accurate records and patient files in the chiropractor's office
351	351	11.25for a minimum of three years; and
352	352	11.26 (2) make treatment notes and records available to the patient's owner upon request and
353	353	11.27communicate any findings and treatment plan with the referring veterinarian if requested
354	354	11.28by the patient's owner.
355	355	11.29 (b) A licensed chiropractor who provides animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
356	356	11.30in the same facility where human patients are also treated must:
357	357	11.31 (1) maintain a separate noncarpeted room for the purpose of adjusting animals;
358	358	11.32 (2) maintain separate tables and equipment for human and non-human patients; and
359	359	11Sec. 10.
360	360	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 12.1 (3) post a conspicuous sign in the reception area of the facility informing customers that
361	361	12.2nonhuman patients are treated on the premises.
362	362	12.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
363	363	12.4 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 156.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
364	364	12.5 Subd. 2.Authorized activities.No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
365	365	12.6 (a) a person from rendering necessary gratuitous assistance in the treatment of any animal
366	366	12.7when the assistance does not amount to prescribing, testing for, or diagnosing, operating,
367	367	12.8or vaccinating and when the attendance of a licensed veterinarian cannot be procured;
368	368	12.9 (b) a person who is a regular student in an accredited or approved college of veterinary
369	369	12.10medicine from performing duties or actions assigned by instructors or preceptors or working
370	370	12.11under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian;
371	371	12.12 (c) a veterinarian regularly licensed in another jurisdiction from consulting with a licensed
372	372	12.13veterinarian in this state;
373	373	12.14 (d) the owner of an animal and the owner's regular employee from caring for and
374	374	12.15administering to the animal belonging to the owner, except where the ownership of the
375	375	12.16animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter;
376	376	12.17 (e) veterinarians who are in compliance with section 156.0721 and who are employed
377	377	12.18by the University of Minnesota from performing their duties with the College of Veterinary
378	378	12.19Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural
379	379	12.20Extension Service, Medical School, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, or other
380	380	12.21unit within the university; or a person from lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations
381	381	12.22at the university or in connection with a continuing education course or seminar to
382	382	12.23veterinarians;
383	383	12.24 (f) any person from selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide;
384	384	12.25 (g) any person from engaging in bona fide scientific research or investigations which
385	385	12.26reasonably requires experimentation involving animals;
386	386	12.27 (h) any employee of a licensed veterinarian from performing duties other than diagnosis,
387	387	12.28prescription or surgical correction under the direction and supervision of the veterinarian,
388	388	12.29who shall be responsible for the performance of the employee;
389	389	12.30 (i) a graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine from working under the direct
390	390	12.31personal instruction, control, or supervision of a veterinarian faculty member of the College
391	391	12Sec. 11.
392	392	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 13.1of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in order to complete the requirements
393	393	13.2necessary to obtain an ECFVG or PAVE certificate;
394	394	13.3 (j) a licensed chiropractor registered under section 148.01, subdivision 1a, 148.109 from
395	395	13.4practicing animal chiropractic; or
396	396	13.5 (k) a person certified by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services under
397	397	13.6chapter 144E from providing emergency medical care to a police dog wounded in the line
398	398	13.7of duty.
399	399	13.8 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 319B.02, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
400	400	13.9 Subd. 19.Professional services."Professional services" means services of the type
401	401	13.10required or permitted to be furnished by a professional under a license, registration, or
402	402	13.11certificate issued by the state of Minnesota to practice medicine and surgery under sections
403	403	13.12147.01 to 147.22, as a physician assistant pursuant to sections 147A.01 to 147A.27,
404	404	13.13chiropractic under sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109, registered nursing under sections
405	405	13.14148.171 to 148.285, optometry under sections 148.52 to 148.62, psychology under sections
406	406	13.15148.88 to 148.98, social work under chapter 148E, marriage and family therapy under
407	407	13.16sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, professional counseling under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593,
408	408	13.17dentistry and dental hygiene under sections 150A.01 to 150A.12, pharmacy under sections
409	409	13.18151.01 to 151.40, podiatric medicine under sections 153.01 to 153.25, veterinary medicine
410	410	13.19under sections 156.001 to 156.14, architecture, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture,
411	411	13.20geoscience, and certified interior design under sections 326.02 to 326.15, accountancy under
412	412	13.21chapter 326A, or law under sections 481.01 to 481.17, or under a license or certificate issued
413	413	13.22by another state under similar laws. Professional services includes services of the type
414	414	13.23required to be furnished by a professional pursuant to a license or other authority to practice
415	415	13.24law under the laws of a foreign nation.
416	416	13.25Sec. 13. REPEALER.
417	417	13.26 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.01, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d; 148.032;
418	418	13.27148.033; and 148.035, are repealed.
419	419	13.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
420	420	13Sec. 13.
421	421	REVISOR AGW/CH 25-0281002/12/25 148.01 CHIROPRACTIC.
422	422	Subd. 1a.Animal chiropractic practice.A licensed chiropractor may engage in the practice
423	423	of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if registered to do so by the board, and if the animal
424	424	has been referred to the chiropractor by a veterinarian.
425	425	Subd. 1b.Scope of practice; animal chiropractic.Criteria for registration to engage in the
426	426	practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must be set by the board, and must include,
427	427	but are not limited to: active chiropractic license; education and training in the field of animal
428	428	chiropractic from an American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary
429	429	Chiropractic Association, or higher institution-approved course consisting of no less than 210 hours,
430	430	meeting continuing education requirements; and other conditions and rules set by the board. The
431	431	board shall consult with the State Board of Veterinary Medicine in preparing proposed rules on
432	432	animal chiropractic.
433	433	Subd. 1c.Titles.Notwithstanding the limitations established in section 156.12, subdivision 4,
434	434	a doctor of chiropractic properly registered to provide chiropractic care to animals in accordance
435	435	with this chapter and rules of the board may use the title "animal chiropractor."
436	436	Subd. 1d.Provisional interim status.Upon approval by the board, a licensed chiropractor who
437	437	has already taken and passed the education and training requirement set forth in subdivision 1b
438	438	may engage in the practice of animal chiropractic during the time that the rules are being promulgated
439	439	by the board. Enforcement actions may not be taken against persons who have completed the
440	440	approved program of study by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association or the International
441	441	Veterinary Chiropractic Association until the rules have been adopted by the board.
442	442	148.032 REGISTRATION IN ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC DIAGNOSIS AND
443	443	TREATMENT.
444	444	(a) The following educational criteria must be applied to any licensed chiropractor who requests
445	445	registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment. The criteria must include education and
446	446	training in the following subjects:
447	447	(1) anatomy;
448	448	(2) anatomy laboratory;
449	449	(3) biomechanics and gait;
450	450	(4) chiropractic educational basics;
451	451	(5) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
452	452	(i) lecture cervical;
453	453	(ii) thoracic;
454	454	(iii) lumbosacral;
455	455	(iv) pelvic; and
456	456	(v) extremity;
457	457	(6) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
458	458	(i) laboratory cervical;
459	459	(ii) thoracic;
460	460	(iii) lumbosacral;
461	461	(iv) pelvic; and
462	462	(v) extremity;
463	463	(7) case management and case studies;
464	464	(8) chiropractic philosophy;
465	465	(9) ethics and legalities;
466	466	(10) neurology, neuroanatomy, and neurological conditions;
467	467	(11) pathology;
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470	470	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02810 (12) radiology;
471	471	(13) research in current chiropractic and veterinary topics;
472	472	(14) rehabilitation, current topics, evaluation, and assessment;
473	473	(15) normal foot anatomy and normal foot care;
474	474	(16) saddle fit and evaluation, lecture, and laboratory;
475	475	(17) veterinary educational basics;
476	476	(18) vertebral subluxation complex; and
477	477	(19) zoonotic diseases.
478	478	(b) A licensed chiropractor requesting registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
479	479	must have completed and passed a course of study from an American Veterinary Chiropractic
480	480	Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or higher institution-approved
481	481	program, consisting of no less than 210 hours of education and training as set forth in paragraph
482	482	(a).
483	483	(c) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
484	484	must maintain complete and accurate records and patient files in the chiropractor's office for at least
485	485	three years.
486	486	(d) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
487	487	must make treatment notes and records available to the patient's owner upon request and must
488	488	communicate their findings and treatment plan with the referring veterinarian if requested by the
489	489	patient's owner.
490	490	(e) A licensed chiropractor who treats both animal and human patients in the same facility must
491	491	post a conspicuous sign in the reception area of that facility informing customers that nonhuman
492	492	patients are treated on the premises.
493	493	148.033 ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS.
494	494	Any chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment applying
495	495	for renewal of a registration related to animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must have
496	496	completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing education in animal chiropractic diagnosis
497	497	and treatment, in addition to the required 20 hours annually of continuing education in human
498	498	chiropractic under this chapter. The continuing education course attended for purposes of complying
499	499	with this section must be approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.
500	500	148.035 SEPARATE TREATMENT ROOM REQUIRED.
501	501	A licensed chiropractor who provides animal chiropractic treatment in the same facility where
502	502	human patients are treated shall maintain a separate noncarpeted room for the purpose of adjusting
503	503	animals. The table and equipment used for animals shall not be used for human patients.
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506	506	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02810