83R5606 EES-F
By: Fletcher H.B. No. 1169
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the practice of chiropractic.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. 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 analyze,
examine, or evaluate the biomechanical condition of the spine and
musculoskeletal system of the human body or the condition of
another system of the human body that is affected by the
musculoskeletal system;
(2) performs nonsurgical, nonincisive procedures,
including adjustment and manipulation, to improve the subluxation
complex or the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system or the
condition of another system of the human body that is affected by
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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.