| 1 | 1 | | 87R2554 KKR-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Stephenson H.B. No. 1270 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the practice of chiropractic. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 201.002(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (3-a) "Neuromusculoskeletal system" means the |
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| 12 | 12 | | musculoskeletal and nervous systems in relation to disorders that |
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| 13 | 13 | | manifest in both systems, including disorders of a biomechanical or |
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| 14 | 14 | | functional nature. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Section 201.002(b), Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 16 | 16 | | to read as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) A person practices chiropractic under this chapter if |
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| 18 | 18 | | the person: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) uses objective or subjective means to diagnose, |
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| 20 | 20 | | analyze, examine, or evaluate the biomechanical condition of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | spine and neuromusculoskeletal [musculoskeletal] system of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | human body; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) performs nonsurgical, nonincisive procedures, |
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| 24 | 24 | | including adjustment and manipulation, to improve the subluxation |
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| 25 | 25 | | complex or the biomechanics of the neuromusculoskeletal |
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| 26 | 26 | | [musculoskeletal] system; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) represents to the public that the person is a |
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| 28 | 28 | | chiropractor; or |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) uses the term "chiropractor," "chiropractic," |
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| 30 | 30 | | "doctor of chiropractic," "D.C.," or any derivative of those terms |
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| 31 | 31 | | or initials in connection with the person's name. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. Section 201.003, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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| 33 | 33 | | adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b-1) This chapter does not permit the unauthorized |
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| 35 | 35 | | practice of medicine. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 4. The amendments made by this Act are a |
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| 37 | 37 | | clarification of existing law in light of ongoing litigation over |
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| 38 | 38 | | whether any part of the nervous system is within the scope of |
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| 39 | 39 | | chiropractic and do not imply that existing law may be construed as |
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| 40 | 40 | | inconsistent with the law as amended by this Act. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 42 | 42 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 43 | 43 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 44 | 44 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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