151.1 “Chiropractic” defined.
For the purpose of this subtitle the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of chiropractic:
1. Persons publicly professing to be chiropractors or publicly professing to assume the duties incident to the practice of chiropractic.
2. Persons who treat human ailments by the adjustment of the neuromusculoskeletal structures, primarily, by hand or instrument, through spinal care.
3. Persons utilizing differential diagnosis and procedures related thereto, withdrawing or ordering withdrawal of the patient’s blood for diagnostic purposes, performing or utilizing routine laboratory tests, performing physical examinations, rendering nutritional advice, utilizing chiropractic physiotherapy procedures, all of which are subject to and authorized by section 151.8.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2555; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §151.1]
83 Acts, ch 83, §1, 2; 99 Acts, ch 141, §27
Referred to in §151.2, 151.10, 151.11
Structure Iowa Code
Section 151.1 - “Chiropractic” defined.
Section 151.1A - Board defined.
Section 151.2 - Persons not engaged in.
Section 151.4 - Approved college.
Section 151.5 - Operative surgery — drugs.
Section 151.6 - Display of word “chiropractor”.
Section 151.7 - Probation — advertising restrictions.
Section 151.8 - Training in procedures used in practice.
Section 151.9 - Revocation or suspension of license.