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Occupations and Professions OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

CHAPTER 307

SENATE BILL NO. 2060

(Industry, Business and Labor Committee)

(At the request of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners)

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 43-06-01, 43-06-02, 43-06-04, 43-06-04.1, 43-06-05, 43-06-08, 43-06-09, 43-06-10.1, 43-06-11, 43-06-13, 43-06-15, 43-06-16.1, and 43-06-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state board of chiropractic examiners and the practice of chiropractic; and to repeal sections 43-06-10 and 43-06-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the state board of chiropractic examiners and the practice of chiropractic.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 43-06-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

43-06-01. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

1. "Approved and accredited doctor of chiropractic program" means a doctor of chiropractic program approved by the board and accredited by a board-approved entity, such as the council on chiropractic education or its successor or equivalent.

2. "Board" means the state board of chiropractic examiners.

2.3. "Certified chiropractic clinical assistant" means an individual certified by the board who in accordance with section 43-06-16.1 assists with basic health care duties in the practice of chiropractic under the supervision of a licensed doctor of chiropractic in good standing with the board.

3.4. a. "The practice of chiropractic" includes:

(1) The examination, evaluation, and diagnosis by means including x-ray, other appropriate diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratory procedures, or pertinent examinations taught by chiropractic colleges accredited by the council on chiropractic education or its successor or equivalent;

(2) The treatment of patients by means of the adjustment or manipulation of the spinal column, the vertebral articulations, the appendicular skeleton not excluding the skull, and of any displaced tissue of any kind or nature;

(3) The practice of physiotherapy, electrotherapy, or hydrotherapy;