Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF1686 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	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH
29	29	SENATE
30	30	STATE OF MINNESOTA
31	31	S.F. No. 1686NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32	(SENATE AUTHORS: LIESKE, Hoffman and Abeler)
33	33	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
34	34	Introduction and first reading02/20/2025
35	35	Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 (3) "abnormal articulation" means the condition of opposing bony joint surfaces and
36	36	2.2their related soft tissues that do not function normally, including subluxation, fixation,
37	37	2.3adhesion, degeneration, deformity, dislocation, or other pathology that results in pain or
38	38	2.4disturbances within the nervous system, results in postural alteration, inhibits motion, allows
39	39	2.5excessive motion, alters direction of motion, or results in loss of axial loading efficiency,
40	40	2.6or a combination of these;
41	41	2.7 (4) "diagnosis" means the physical, clinical, and laboratory examination of the patient,
42	42	2.8and the use of diagnostic services for diagnostic purposes within the scope of the practice
43	43	2.9of chiropractic described in sections 148.01 to 148.10 148.109;
44	44	2.10 (5) "diagnostic services" means clinical, physical, laboratory, and other diagnostic
45	45	2.11measures, including diagnostic imaging that may be necessary to determine the presence
46	46	2.12or absence of a condition, deficiency, deformity, abnormality, or disease as a basis for
47	47	2.13evaluation of a health concern, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, further
48	48	2.14examination, or referral;
49	49	2.15 (6) "therapeutic services" means rehabilitative therapy as defined in Minnesota Rules,
50	50	2.16part 2500.0100, subpart 11, and all of the therapeutic, rehabilitative, and preventive sciences
51	51	2.17and procedures for which the licensee was subject to examination under section 148.06.
52	52	2.18When provided, therapeutic services must be performed within a practice where the primary
53	53	2.19focus is the provision of chiropractic services, to prepare the patient for chiropractic services,
54	54	2.20or to complement the provision of chiropractic services. The administration of therapeutic
55	55	2.21services is the responsibility of the treating chiropractor and must be rendered under the
56	56	2.22direct supervision of qualified staff;
57	57	2.23 (7) "acupuncture" means a modality of treating abnormal physical conditions by
58	58	2.24stimulating various points of the body or interruption of the cutaneous integrity by needle
59	59	2.25insertion to secure a reflex relief of the symptoms by nerve stimulation as utilized as an
60	60	2.26adjunct to chiropractic adjustment. Acupuncture may not be used as an independent therapy
61	61	2.27or separately from chiropractic services. Acupuncture is permitted under section 148.01
62	62	2.28only after registration with the board which requires completion of a board-approved course
63	63	2.29of study and successful completion of a board-approved national examination on acupuncture.
64	64	2.30Renewal of registration shall require completion of board-approved continuing education
65	65	2.31requirements in acupuncture. The restrictions of section 147B.02, subdivision 2, apply to
66	66	2.32individuals registered to perform acupuncture under this section; and
67	67	2.33 (8) "animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" or "animal chiropractic" means
68	68	2.34treatment that includes identifying and resolving vertebral subluxation complexes, spinal
69	69	2Section 1.
70	70	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 3.1manipulation, and manipulation of the extremity articulations of nonhuman vertebrates.
71	71	3.2Animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment does not include:
72	72	3.3 (i) performing surgery;
73	73	3.4 (ii) dispensing or administering of medications; or
74	74	3.5 (iii) performing traditional veterinary care and diagnosis.
75	75	3.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
76	76	3.7 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
77	77	3.8 Subd. 4.Practice of chiropractic.An individual licensed to practice under section
78	78	3.9148.06 is authorized to perform chiropractic services, acupuncture, and therapeutic services,
79	79	3.10and to provide diagnosis and to render opinions pertaining to those services for the purpose
80	80	3.11of determining a course of action in the best interests of the patient, such as a treatment
81	81	3.12plan, appropriate referral, or both. When appropriate, a service may be delivered via
82	82	3.13telemedicine as defined in section 62A.673.
83	83	3.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
84	84	3.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.04, is amended to read:
85	85	3.16 148.04 PROCEDURE.
86	86	3.17 The officers of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have power to administer
87	87	3.18oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony as to matters pertaining to its duties. It shall
88	88	3.19adopt a minimum of educational requirements not inconsistent with the provisions of sections
89	89	3.20148.01 to 148.10 148.109, which shall be without prejudice, partiality, or discrimination as
90	90	3.21to the different schools or colleges of chiropractic. The board shall meet at such times as
91	91	3.22the majority of the board may deem proper. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum
92	92	3.23for the transaction of business. The secretary shall keep a record of its proceedings. This
93	93	3.24report shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein recorded.
94	94	3.25 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
95	95	3.26 Subd. 2.Expenses.The expenses of administering sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109
96	96	3.27shall be paid from the appropriation made to the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
97	97	3.28Expenditures and revenues must be managed in accordance with the statewide accounting
98	98	3.29principles and requirements of the commissioner of management and budget.
99	99	3Sec. 4.
100	100	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 4.1 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
101	101	4.2 Subd. 3.Rules.The Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall promulgate rules necessary
102	102	4.3to administer sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109 to protect the health, safety, and welfare
103	103	4.4of the public, including rules governing the practice of chiropractic and defining any terms,
104	104	4.5whether or not used in sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109, if the definitions are not
105	105	4.6inconsistent with the provisions of sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109. The board shall
106	106	4.7consult with the state Board of Veterinary Medicine before adopting rules on animal
107	107	4.8chiropractic.
108	108	4.9 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
109	109	4.10 Subdivision 1.Grounds.(a) The state Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to
110	110	4.11grant, or may revoke, suspend, condition, limit, restrict or qualify a license to practice
111	111	4.12chiropractic, or may cause the name of a person licensed to be removed from the records
112	112	4.13in the office of the court administrator of the district court for:
113	113	4.14 (1) advertising that is false or misleading; that violates a rule of the board; or that claims
114	114	4.15the cure of any condition or disease;
115	115	4.16 (2) the employment of fraud or deception in applying for a license or in passing the
116	116	4.17examination provided for in section 148.06 or conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert
117	117	4.18the licensing examination process;
118	118	4.19 (3) the practice of chiropractic under a false or assumed name or the impersonation of
119	119	4.20another practitioner of like or different name;
120	120	4.21 (4) the conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude;
121	121	4.22 (5) the conviction, during the previous five years, of a felony reasonably related to the
122	122	4.23practice of chiropractic;
123	123	4.24 (6) habitual intemperance in the use of alcohol or drugs;
124	124	4.25 (7) practicing under a license which has not been renewed;
125	125	4.26 (8) advanced physical or mental disability;
126	126	4.27 (9) the revocation or suspension of a license to practice chiropractic; or other disciplinary
127	127	4.28action against the licensee; or the denial of an application for a license by the proper licensing
128	128	4.29authority of another state, territory or country; or failure to report to the board that charges
129	129	4.30regarding the person's license have been brought in another state or jurisdiction;
130	130	4Sec. 6.
131	131	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 5.1 (10) the violation of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of sections 148.01 to
132	132	5.2148.105 148.109, the rules of the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or a lawful order
133	133	5.3of the board;
134	134	5.4 (11) unprofessional conduct;
135	135	5.5 (12) being unable to practice chiropractic with reasonable skill and safety to patients by
136	136	5.6reason of illness, professional incompetence, senility, drunkenness, use of drugs, narcotics,
137	137	5.7chemicals or any other type of material, or as a result of any mental or physical condition,
138	138	5.8including deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skills. If the board has
139	139	5.9probable cause to believe that a person comes within this clause, it shall direct the person
140	140	5.10to submit to a mental or physical examination. For the purpose of this clause, every person
141	141	5.11licensed under this chapter shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or
142	142	5.12physical examination when directed in writing by the board and further to have waived all
143	143	5.13objections to the admissibility of the examining physicians' testimony or examination reports
144	144	5.14on the ground that the same constitute a privileged communication. Failure of a person to
145	145	5.15submit to such examination when directed shall constitute an admission of the allegations,
146	146	5.16unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the person's control, in which case a
147	147	5.17default and final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of
148	148	5.18evidence. A person affected under this clause shall at reasonable intervals be afforded an
149	149	5.19opportunity to demonstrate that the person can resume the competent practice of chiropractic
150	150	5.20with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
151	151	5.21 In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may, notwithstanding
152	152	5.22section 13.384, 144.651, or any other law limiting access to health data, obtain health data
153	153	5.23and health records relating to a licensee or applicant without the licensee's or applicant's
154	154	5.24consent if the board has probable cause to believe that a doctor of chiropractic comes under
155	155	5.25this clause. The health data may be requested from a provider, as defined in section 144.291,
156	156	5.26subdivision 2, paragraph (i), an insurance company, or a government agency, including the
157	157	5.27Department of Human Services. A provider, insurance company, or government agency
158	158	5.28shall comply with any written request of the board under this subdivision and is not liable
159	159	5.29in any action for damages for releasing the data requested by the board if the data are released
160	160	5.30pursuant to a written request under this subdivision, unless the information is false and the
161	161	5.31provider or entity giving the information knew, or had reason to believe, the information
162	162	5.32was false. Information obtained under this subdivision is classified as private under sections
163	163	5.3313.01 to 13.87.
164	164	5.34 In any proceeding under this clause, neither the record of proceedings nor the orders
165	165	5.35entered by the board shall be used against a person in any other proceeding;
166	166	5Sec. 6.
167	167	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 6.1 (13) aiding or abetting an unlicensed person in the practice of chiropractic, except that
168	168	6.2it is not a violation of this clause for a doctor of chiropractic to employ, supervise, or delegate
169	169	6.3functions to a qualified person who may or may not be required to obtain a license or
170	170	6.4registration to provide health services if that person is practicing within the scope of the
171	171	6.5license or registration or delegated authority;
172	172	6.6 (14) improper management of health records, including failure to maintain adequate
173	173	6.7health records as described in clause (18), to comply with a patient's request made under
174	174	6.8sections 144.291 to 144.298 or to furnish a health record or report required by law;
175	175	6.9 (15) failure to make reports required by section 148.102, subdivisions 2 and 5, or to
176	176	6.10cooperate with an investigation of the board as required by section 148.104, or the submission
177	177	6.11of a knowingly false report against another doctor of chiropractic under section 148.10,
178	178	6.12subdivision 3;
179	179	6.13 (16) splitting fees, or promising to pay a portion of a fee or a commission, or accepting
180	180	6.14a rebate;
181	181	6.15 (17) revealing a privileged communication from or relating to a patient, except when
182	182	6.16otherwise required or permitted by law;
183	183	6.17 (18) failing to keep written chiropractic records justifying the course of treatment of the
184	184	6.18patient, including, but not limited to, patient histories, examination results, test results, and
185	185	6.19x-rays. Unless otherwise required by law, written records need not be retained for more
186	186	6.20than seven years and x-rays need not be retained for more than four years;
187	187	6.21 (19) exercising influence on the patient or client in such a manner as to exploit the patient
188	188	6.22or client for financial gain of the licensee or of a third party which shall include, but not be
189	189	6.23limited to, the promotion or sale of services, goods, or appliances;
190	190	6.24 (20) gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to practice chiropractic at a level of
191	191	6.25care, skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent chiropractor as being
192	192	6.26acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances; or
193	193	6.27 (21) delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee delegating
194	194	6.28such responsibilities knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training,
195	195	6.29experience, or licensure to perform them.
196	196	6.30 (b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (2), conduct that subverts or attempts to
197	197	6.31subvert the licensing examination process includes, but is not limited to: (1) conduct that
198	198	6.32violates the security of the examination materials, such as removing examination materials
199	199	6.33from the examination room or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future,
200	200	6Sec. 6.
201	201	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 7.1current, or previously administered licensing examination; (2) conduct that violates the
202	202	7.2standard of test administration, such as communicating with another examinee during
203	203	7.3administration of the examination, copying another examinee's answers, permitting another
204	204	7.4examinee to copy one's answers, or possessing unauthorized materials; or (3) impersonating
205	205	7.5an examinee or permitting an impersonator to take the examination on one's own behalf.
206	206	7.6 (c) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (5), conviction as used in these
207	207	7.7subdivisions includes a conviction of an offense that if committed in this state would be
208	208	7.8deemed a felony without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where
209	209	7.9a finding or verdict of guilt is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either withheld
210	210	7.10or not entered.
211	211	7.11 (d) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (4), (5), and (6), a copy of the judgment
212	212	7.12or proceeding under seal of the administrator of the court or of the administrative agency
213	213	7.13which entered the same shall be admissible into evidence without further authentication
214	214	7.14and shall constitute prima facie evidence of its contents.
215	215	7.15 (e) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (11), unprofessional conduct means any
216	216	7.16unethical, deceptive or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to the public, any departure
217	217	7.17from or the failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable chiropractic practice,
218	218	7.18or a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare or safety of patients, in any of which
219	219	7.19cases proof of actual injury need not be established. Unprofessional conduct shall include,
220	220	7.20but not be limited to, the following acts of a chiropractor:
221	221	7.21 (1) gross ignorance of, or incompetence in, the practice of chiropractic;
222	222	7.22 (2) engaging in conduct with a patient that is sexual or may reasonably be interpreted
223	223	7.23by the patient as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning
224	224	7.24to a patient;
225	225	7.25 (3) performing unnecessary services;
226	226	7.26 (4) charging a patient an unconscionable fee or charging for services not rendered;
227	227	7.27 (5) directly or indirectly engaging in threatening, dishonest, or misleading fee collection
228	228	7.28techniques;
229	229	7.29 (6) perpetrating fraud upon patients, third-party payors, or others, relating to the practice
230	230	7.30of chiropractic, including violations of the Medicare or Medicaid laws or state medical
231	231	7.31assistance laws;
232	232	7.32 (7) advertising that the licensee will accept for services rendered assigned payments
233	233	7.33from any third-party payer as payment in full, if the effect is to give the impression of
234	234	7Sec. 6.
235	235	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 8.1eliminating the need of payment by the patient of any required deductible or co-payment
236	236	8.2applicable in the patient's health benefit plan. As used in this clause, "advertise" means
237	237	8.3solicitation by the licensee by means of handbills, posters, circulars, motion pictures, radio,
238	238	8.4newspapers, television, or in any other manner. In addition to the board's power to punish
239	239	8.5for violations of this clause, violation of this clause is also a misdemeanor;
240	240	8.6 (8) accepting for services rendered assigned payments from any third-party payer as
241	241	8.7payment in full, if the effect is to eliminate the need of payment by the patient of any required
242	242	8.8deductible or co-payment applicable in the patient's health benefit plan, except as hereinafter
243	243	8.9provided;
244	244	8.10 (9) violating orders and rules adopted by the governor under the authority of section
245	245	8.1112.21, subdivision 3, clause (1), when approved by the Executive Council and filed in the
246	246	8.12Office of the Secretary of State during a national emergency, peacetime emergency, or
247	247	8.13energy supply emergency; and
248	248	8.14 (9) (10) any other act that the board by rule may define.
249	249	8.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
250	250	8.16 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
251	251	8.17 Subd. 2.Issuance following refusal, revocation or cancellation.The State Board of
252	252	8.18Chiropractic Examiners may, at any time within two years of the refusal or revocation or
253	253	8.19cancellation of a license under this section, by a majority vote, issue a new license or grant
254	254	8.20a license to the person affected, restoring to, or conferring upon the person, all the rights
255	255	8.21and privileges of, and pertaining to, the practice of chiropractic, as defined and regulated
256	256	8.22by sections 148.01 to 148.10 148.109. Any person to whom such have been restored shall
257	257	8.23pay a fee set by the board upon issuance of a new license.
258	258	8.24 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.103, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
259	259	8.25 Subd. 2.Investigation.Members of the board and persons employed by the board or
260	260	8.26engaged in the investigation or prosecution of violations and in the preparation and
261	261	8.27management of charges of violations of sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109 on behalf of
262	262	8.28the board are immune from civil liability and criminal prosecution for any actions,
263	263	8.29transactions, or publications in the execution of, or relating to, their duties under sections
264	264	8.30148.01 to 148.105 148.109.
265	265	8Sec. 8.
266	266	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 9.1 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.105, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
267	267	9.2 Subdivision 1.Generally.Any person who practices, or attempts to practice, chiropractic
268	268	9.3or who uses any of the terms or letters "Doctors of Chiropractic," "Chiropractor," "DC," or
269	269	9.4any other title or letters under any circumstances as to lead the public to believe that the
270	270	9.5person who so uses the terms is engaged in the practice of chiropractic, without having
271	271	9.6complied with the provisions of sections 148.01 to 148.104 148.109, is guilty of a gross
272	272	9.7misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or
273	273	9.8be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or
274	274	9.9punished by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. It is the duty of the
275	275	9.10county attorney of the county in which the person practices to prosecute. Nothing in sections
276	276	9.11148.01 to 148.105 148.109 shall be considered as interfering with any person:
277	277	9.12 (1) licensed by a health-related licensing board, as defined in section 214.01, subdivision
278	278	9.132, including psychological practitioners with respect to the use of hypnosis;
279	279	9.14 (2) registered or licensed by the commissioner of health under section 214.13; or
280	280	9.15 (3) engaged in other methods of healing regulated by law in the state of Minnesota;
281	281	9.16provided that the person confines activities within the scope of the license or other regulation
282	282	9.17and does not practice or attempt to practice chiropractic.
283	283	9.18 Sec. 10. [148.109] ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE.
284	284	9.19 Subdivision 1.Registration.(a) A chiropractor licensed under section 148.06 may
285	285	9.20engage in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if registered by the
286	286	9.21Board of Chiropractic Examiners in accordance with this section.
287	287	9.22 (b) An applicant for initial registration to practice animal chiropractic diagnosis and
288	288	9.23treatment must submit to the board:
289	289	9.24 (1) a completed application on a form provided by the board;
290	290	9.25 (2) an active chiropractic license;
291	291	9.26 (3) proof, as required by the board, that the applicant has successfully completed
292	292	9.27education and training in the field of animal chiropractic from an American Veterinary
293	293	9.28Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or a higher
294	294	9.29institution-approved course consisting of no less than 210 hours in the subjects described
295	295	9.30in subdivision 3;
296	296	9.31 (4) any applicable fee as specified in section 148.108; and
297	297	9Sec. 10.
298	298	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 10.1 (5) any additional information requested by the board.
299	299	10.2 Subd. 2.Education and training requirements.The education and training criteria for
300	300	10.3registration in animal chiropractic are as follows:
301	301	10.4 (1) anatomy;
302	302	10.5 (2) anatomy laboratory;
303	303	10.6 (3) biomechanics and gait;
304	304	10.7 (4) chiropractic educational basics;
305	305	10.8 (5) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
306	306	10.9 (i) lecture cervical;
307	307	10.10 (ii) laboratory cervical;
308	308	10.11 (iii) thoracic;
309	309	10.12 (iv) lumbosacral;
310	310	10.13 (v) pelvic; and
311	311	10.14 (vi) extremity;
312	312	10.15 (6) case management and case studies;
313	313	10.16 (7) chiropractic philosophy;
314	314	10.17 (8) ethics and legalities;
315	315	10.18 (9) neurology, neuroanatomy, and neurological conditions;
316	316	10.19 (10) pathology;
317	317	10.20 (11) radiology;
318	318	10.21 (12) research in current chiropractic and veterinary topics;
319	319	10.22 (13) rehabilitation, current topics, evaluation, and assessment;
320	320	10.23 (14) normal foot anatomy and normal foot care;
321	321	10.24 (15) saddle fit and evaluation, lecture, and laboratory;
322	322	10.25 (16) veterinary educational basics;
323	323	10.26 (17) vertebral subluxation complex; and
324	324	10.27 (18) zoonotic diseases.
325	325	10Sec. 10.
326	326	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 11.1 Subd. 3.Registration renewal.To be eligible for registration renewal, an applicant
327	327	11.2must submit to the board:
328	328	11.3 (1) a completed renewal application on a form provided by the board;
329	329	11.4 (2) an active chiropractic license issued by the board;
330	330	11.5 (3) verification of the completion of the continuing education requirements described
331	331	11.6in subdivision 4; and
332	332	11.7 (4) any applicable fees as specified in section 148.108.
333	333	11.8 Subd. 4.Animal chiropractic continuing education.Any chiropractor engaged in the
334	334	11.9practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment applying for renewal of a registration
335	335	11.10under subdivision 3 must have completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing
336	336	11.11education in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the required 20
337	337	11.12hours annually of continuing education in human chiropractic required under section 148.031.
338	338	11.13The continuing education course attended for purposes of complying with this section must
339	339	11.14be approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.
340	340	11.15 Subd. 5.Protected title.Notwithstanding the limitations established in section 156.12,
341	341	11.16subdivision 4, a doctor of chiropractic properly registered to provide chiropractic care to
342	342	11.17animals in accordance with this section and rules of the board may use the title "animal
343	343	11.18chiropractor."
344	344	11.19 Subd. 6.Practice requirements.(a) A licensed chiropractor may engage in the practice
345	345	11.20of animal chiropractic if the chiropractor is registered to practice animal chiropractic by the
346	346	11.21board under this section and if the animal has been referred to the chiropractor by a
347	347	11.22veterinarian.
348	348	11.23 (b) A licensed chiropractor registered to practice animal chiropractic must:
349	349	11.24 (1) maintain complete and accurate records and patient files in the chiropractor's office
350	350	11.25for a minimum of three years; and
351	351	11.26 (2) make treatment notes and records available to the patient's owner upon request and
352	352	11.27communicate any findings and treatment plan with the referring veterinarian if requested
353	353	11.28by the patient's owner.
354	354	11.29 (b) A licensed chiropractor who provides animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
355	355	11.30in the same facility where human patients are also treated must:
356	356	11.31 (1) maintain a separate noncarpeted room for the purpose of adjusting animals;
357	357	11.32 (2) maintain separate tables and equipment for human and non-human patients; and
358	358	11Sec. 10.
359	359	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 12.1 (3) post a conspicuous sign in the reception area of the facility informing customers that
360	360	12.2nonhuman patients are treated on the premises.
361	361	12.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
362	362	12.4 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 156.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
363	363	12.5 Subd. 2.Authorized activities.No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
364	364	12.6 (a) a person from rendering necessary gratuitous assistance in the treatment of any animal
365	365	12.7when the assistance does not amount to prescribing, testing for, or diagnosing, operating,
366	366	12.8or vaccinating and when the attendance of a licensed veterinarian cannot be procured;
367	367	12.9 (b) a person who is a regular student in an accredited or approved college of veterinary
368	368	12.10medicine from performing duties or actions assigned by instructors or preceptors or working
369	369	12.11under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian;
370	370	12.12 (c) a veterinarian regularly licensed in another jurisdiction from consulting with a licensed
371	371	12.13veterinarian in this state;
372	372	12.14 (d) the owner of an animal and the owner's regular employee from caring for and
373	373	12.15administering to the animal belonging to the owner, except where the ownership of the
374	374	12.16animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter;
375	375	12.17 (e) veterinarians who are in compliance with section 156.0721 and who are employed
376	376	12.18by the University of Minnesota from performing their duties with the College of Veterinary
377	377	12.19Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural
378	378	12.20Extension Service, Medical School, School of Public Health, School of Nursing, or other
379	379	12.21unit within the university; or a person from lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations
380	380	12.22at the university or in connection with a continuing education course or seminar to
381	381	12.23veterinarians;
382	382	12.24 (f) any person from selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide;
383	383	12.25 (g) any person from engaging in bona fide scientific research or investigations which
384	384	12.26reasonably requires experimentation involving animals;
385	385	12.27 (h) any employee of a licensed veterinarian from performing duties other than diagnosis,
386	386	12.28prescription or surgical correction under the direction and supervision of the veterinarian,
387	387	12.29who shall be responsible for the performance of the employee;
388	388	12.30 (i) a graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine from working under the direct
389	389	12.31personal instruction, control, or supervision of a veterinarian faculty member of the College
390	390	12Sec. 11.
391	391	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 13.1of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in order to complete the requirements
392	392	13.2necessary to obtain an ECFVG or PAVE certificate;
393	393	13.3 (j) a licensed chiropractor registered under section 148.01, subdivision 1a, 148.109 from
394	394	13.4practicing animal chiropractic; or
395	395	13.5 (k) a person certified by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services under
396	396	13.6chapter 144E from providing emergency medical care to a police dog wounded in the line
397	397	13.7of duty.
398	398	13.8 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 319B.02, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
399	399	13.9 Subd. 19.Professional services."Professional services" means services of the type
400	400	13.10required or permitted to be furnished by a professional under a license, registration, or
401	401	13.11certificate issued by the state of Minnesota to practice medicine and surgery under sections
402	402	13.12147.01 to 147.22, as a physician assistant pursuant to sections 147A.01 to 147A.27,
403	403	13.13chiropractic under sections 148.01 to 148.105 148.109, registered nursing under sections
404	404	13.14148.171 to 148.285, optometry under sections 148.52 to 148.62, psychology under sections
405	405	13.15148.88 to 148.98, social work under chapter 148E, marriage and family therapy under
406	406	13.16sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, professional counseling under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593,
407	407	13.17dentistry and dental hygiene under sections 150A.01 to 150A.12, pharmacy under sections
408	408	13.18151.01 to 151.40, podiatric medicine under sections 153.01 to 153.25, veterinary medicine
409	409	13.19under sections 156.001 to 156.14, architecture, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture,
410	410	13.20geoscience, and certified interior design under sections 326.02 to 326.15, accountancy under
411	411	13.21chapter 326A, or law under sections 481.01 to 481.17, or under a license or certificate issued
412	412	13.22by another state under similar laws. Professional services includes services of the type
413	413	13.23required to be furnished by a professional pursuant to a license or other authority to practice
414	414	13.24law under the laws of a foreign nation.
415	415	13.25Sec. 13. REPEALER.
416	416	13.26 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.01, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d; 148.032;
417	417	13.27148.033; and 148.035, are repealed.
418	418	13.28 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
419	419	13Sec. 13.
420	420	25-02810 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR AGW/CH 148.01 CHIROPRACTIC.
421	421	Subd. 1a.Animal chiropractic practice.A licensed chiropractor may engage in the practice
422	422	of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if registered to do so by the board, and if the animal
423	423	has been referred to the chiropractor by a veterinarian.
424	424	Subd. 1b.Scope of practice; animal chiropractic.Criteria for registration to engage in the
425	425	practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must be set by the board, and must include,
426	426	but are not limited to: active chiropractic license; education and training in the field of animal
427	427	chiropractic from an American Veterinary Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary
428	428	Chiropractic Association, or higher institution-approved course consisting of no less than 210 hours,
429	429	meeting continuing education requirements; and other conditions and rules set by the board. The
430	430	board shall consult with the State Board of Veterinary Medicine in preparing proposed rules on
431	431	animal chiropractic.
432	432	Subd. 1c.Titles.Notwithstanding the limitations established in section 156.12, subdivision 4,
433	433	a doctor of chiropractic properly registered to provide chiropractic care to animals in accordance
434	434	with this chapter and rules of the board may use the title "animal chiropractor."
435	435	Subd. 1d.Provisional interim status.Upon approval by the board, a licensed chiropractor who
436	436	has already taken and passed the education and training requirement set forth in subdivision 1b
437	437	may engage in the practice of animal chiropractic during the time that the rules are being promulgated
438	438	by the board. Enforcement actions may not be taken against persons who have completed the
439	439	approved program of study by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association or the International
440	440	Veterinary Chiropractic Association until the rules have been adopted by the board.
441	441	148.032 REGISTRATION IN ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC DIAGNOSIS AND
442	442	TREATMENT.
443	443	(a) The following educational criteria must be applied to any licensed chiropractor who requests
444	444	registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment. The criteria must include education and
445	445	training in the following subjects:
446	446	(1) anatomy;
447	447	(2) anatomy laboratory;
448	448	(3) biomechanics and gait;
449	449	(4) chiropractic educational basics;
450	450	(5) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
451	451	(i) lecture cervical;
452	452	(ii) thoracic;
453	453	(iii) lumbosacral;
454	454	(iv) pelvic; and
455	455	(v) extremity;
456	456	(6) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
457	457	(i) laboratory cervical;
458	458	(ii) thoracic;
459	459	(iii) lumbosacral;
460	460	(iv) pelvic; and
461	461	(v) extremity;
462	462	(7) case management and case studies;
463	463	(8) chiropractic philosophy;
464	464	(9) ethics and legalities;
465	465	(10) neurology, neuroanatomy, and neurological conditions;
466	466	(11) pathology;
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469	469	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02810 (12) radiology;
470	470	(13) research in current chiropractic and veterinary topics;
471	471	(14) rehabilitation, current topics, evaluation, and assessment;
472	472	(15) normal foot anatomy and normal foot care;
473	473	(16) saddle fit and evaluation, lecture, and laboratory;
474	474	(17) veterinary educational basics;
475	475	(18) vertebral subluxation complex; and
476	476	(19) zoonotic diseases.
477	477	(b) A licensed chiropractor requesting registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
478	478	must have completed and passed a course of study from an American Veterinary Chiropractic
479	479	Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or higher institution-approved
480	480	program, consisting of no less than 210 hours of education and training as set forth in paragraph
481	481	(a).
482	482	(c) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
483	483	must maintain complete and accurate records and patient files in the chiropractor's office for at least
484	484	three years.
485	485	(d) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
486	486	must make treatment notes and records available to the patient's owner upon request and must
487	487	communicate their findings and treatment plan with the referring veterinarian if requested by the
488	488	patient's owner.
489	489	(e) A licensed chiropractor who treats both animal and human patients in the same facility must
490	490	post a conspicuous sign in the reception area of that facility informing customers that nonhuman
491	491	patients are treated on the premises.
492	492	148.033 ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS.
493	493	Any chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment applying
494	494	for renewal of a registration related to animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must have
495	495	completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing education in animal chiropractic diagnosis
496	496	and treatment, in addition to the required 20 hours annually of continuing education in human
497	497	chiropractic under this chapter. The continuing education course attended for purposes of complying
498	498	with this section must be approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.
499	499	148.035 SEPARATE TREATMENT ROOM REQUIRED.
500	500	A licensed chiropractor who provides animal chiropractic treatment in the same facility where
501	501	human patients are treated shall maintain a separate noncarpeted room for the purpose of adjusting
502	502	animals. The table and equipment used for animals shall not be used for human patients.
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505	505	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02810