85R5198 EES-D
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2203
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,
diagnose, 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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.