87R2554 KKR-F
By: Stephenson H.B. No. 1270
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(a), Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as follows:
(3-a) "Neuromusculoskeletal system" means the
musculoskeletal and nervous systems in relation to disorders that
manifest in both systems, including disorders of a biomechanical or
functional nature.
SECTION 2. 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 diagnose,
analyze, examine, or evaluate the biomechanical condition of the
spine and neuromusculoskeletal [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 neuromusculoskeletal
[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 3. Section 201.003, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) This chapter does not permit the unauthorized
practice of medicine.
SECTION 4. The amendments made by this Act are a
clarification of existing law in light of ongoing litigation over
whether any part of the nervous system is within the scope of
chiropractic and do not imply that existing law may be construed as
inconsistent with the law as amended by this Act.
SECTION 5. 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, 2021.