Effective: March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 541 - 132nd General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall engage in the practice of chiropractic without a current, valid license issued by the state chiropractic board under this chapter.
(2) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no person shall advertise or claim to be a chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic, or chiropractic physician, or use the initials "D.C." in connection with the person's name, unless the person holds a current, valid license from the board.
(3) Subject to section 4734.17 of the Revised Code, no person shall open or conduct an office or other place for the practice of chiropractic without a license from the board.
(4) Subject to section 4734.17 of the Revised Code, no person shall conduct an office in the name of some person who has a license to practice chiropractic.
(5) No person shall practice chiropractic in violation of the person's license revocation, forfeiture, or suspension or in violation of any restriction, limitation, or condition placed on the person's license.
(6) No person shall employ fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license to practice chiropractic or in renewing a license to practice chiropractic.
(7) No person shall make, issue, or publish, or cause to be made, issued, or published, for the purpose of sale, barter, or gift, a license, certificate, diploma, degree, or other writing or document falsely representing the holder or receiver thereof to be licensed under this chapter or to be a graduate of a chiropractic school, college, or other educational institution of chiropractic, or sell or dispose of, or offer to sell or dispose of such license, certificate, diploma, degree, or other writing or document containing such false representation or use the person's name, or permit it to be used, as a subscriber to such false and fictitious license, certificate, diploma, degree, or other writing or document or engage in the practice of chiropractic under and by virtue of such fraudulent license, certificate, diploma, degree, or other writing or document.
(B)(1) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who holds a current, unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in another state when the person, pursuant to a written agreement with an athletic team located in the state in which the person holds the license, provides chiropractic services to any of the following while the team is traveling to or from or participating in a sporting event in this state:
(a) A member of the athletic team;
(b) A member of the athletic team's coaching, communications, equipment, or sports medicine staff;
(c) A member of a band or cheerleading squad accompanying the athletic team;
(d) The athletic team's mascot.
In providing chiropractic services pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, the person shall not provide chiropractic services at a health care facility.
(2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who meets both of the following conditions:
(a) The person holds a current, unrestricted license to practice chiropractic in another state.
(b) The person is practicing as a volunteer without remuneration during a charitable event that lasts not more than seven days.
When a person meets the conditions of division (B)(2) of this section, the person shall be deemed to hold, for the course of the charitable event, a license to practice chiropractic from the state chiropractic board and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter authorizing the board to take disciplinary action against a license holder. Not less than seven calendar days before the first day of the charitable event, the person or the event's organizer shall notify the board of the person's intent to practice chiropractic at the event. During the course of the charitable event, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a chiropractor licensed under this chapter is authorized to perform unless the person's scope of practice in the other state is more restrictive than in this state. If the latter is the case, the person's scope of practice is limited to the procedures that a chiropractor in the other state may perform.
(C) A person who has retired from the practice of chiropractic in good standing and does not maintain a current, valid license from the board may continue to claim to be a chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic, or chiropractic physician, or use the initials "D.C." in connection with the person's name, if the person does not engage in the practice of chiropractic or otherwise violate this chapter or the rules adopted under it.
A person whose license has been classified as inactive pursuant to section 4734.26 of the Revised Code may continue to claim to be a chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic, or chiropractic physician, or use the initials "D.C." in connection with the person's name, if the person does not engage in the practice of chiropractic or otherwise violate this chapter or the rules adopted under it.
(D) In any proceeding for a violation of this section brought against a person who is not licensed under this chapter but is a graduate of a chiropractic college approved under section 4734.21 of the Revised Code, it shall be an affirmative defense that the person is permitted to use the term "doctor" or the initials "D.C." in connection with the person's name, but only to the extent that the person does not indicate or act in a manner implying that the person is licensed under this chapter or otherwise violate this chapter or the rules adopted under it.
(E) A document that is signed by the president or executive director of the board and that has affixed the official seal of the board to the effect that it appears from the records of the board that a license to practice chiropractic in this state has not been issued to a particular person, or that a license, if issued, has been revoked or suspended, shall be received as prima-facie evidence of the record of the board in any court or before any officer of the state.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 47 | Occupations-Professions
Section 4734.01 | Practice of Chiropractic Defined.
Section 4734.02 | Organization of State Chiropractic Board.
Section 4734.03 | Compensation and Expenses of Members.
Section 4734.04 | Meetings - Records.
Section 4734.05 | Officers of Board.
Section 4734.06 | Committees, Groups.
Section 4734.08 | Membership in Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards.
Section 4734.10 | Administrative Rules.
Section 4734.14 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 4734.141 | Certificate Required to Practice Acupuncture.
Section 4734.142 | Prohibited Acts by Acupuncture Licensee.
Section 4734.15 | Scope of Practice of Chiropractic - Permissible Titles.
Section 4734.151 | Animal Chiropractic.
Section 4734.16 | Establishing Code of Ethics.
Section 4734.161 | Enabling Person to Retain Handicapped Parking Privileges.
Section 4734.17 | Offering Services Through Authorized Business Entity.
Section 4734.19 | Current Copy of Statutes and Rules.
Section 4734.20 | License Application.
Section 4734.201 | Physiotherapy Defined.
Section 4734.202 | License Applicant to Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.
Section 4734.21 | Evaluation and Approval of Schools and Colleges.
Section 4734.211 | Approved Courses of Study in Acupuncture.
Section 4734.22 | Administering Examination on Jurisprudence.
Section 4734.23 | Reciprocity With Other States.
Section 4734.24 | Certificate Holders on 11-3-75.
Section 4734.25 | License Renewal.
Section 4734.26 | Inactive License Classification.
Section 4734.27 | Special Limited License to Practice Chiropractic.
Section 4734.28 | Acupuncture and Moxibustion Defined.
Section 4734.282 | Application for Certificate to Practice Acupuncture.
Section 4734.283 | Issuance of Acupuncture Certificate.
Section 4734.284 | Renewal of Acupuncture Certificate.
Section 4734.285 | Advertisement of Certification to Practice Acupuncture.
Section 4734.286 | Cessation of Acupuncture Practice - Inactive Certificate.
Section 4734.31 | Disciplinary Actions by Board.
Section 4734.311 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.
Section 4734.32 | Reports of Disciplinary Actions by Health Care Facility.
Section 4734.34 | Applying for Restoration of License.
Section 4734.35 | Prosecutor's Report of Convictions.
Section 4734.36 | Automatic Suspension Upon Guilty Plea or Conviction.
Section 4734.37 | Summary Suspension of License.
Section 4734.38 | Suspension for Mental Illness or Incompetency.
Section 4734.39 | Ability to Practice Impaired.
Section 4734.41 | Establishing Chemical Dependency and Mental Illness Monitoring Program.
Section 4734.42 | Development and Implementation of Quality Intervention Program.
Section 4734.45 | Investigations - Confidential Information.
Section 4734.46 | Hearing and Investigation Procedures.
Section 4734.47 | Enforcement Officer.
Section 4734.48 | Service of Process - Procedure for Discovery.
Section 4734.49 | Injunctions.
Section 4734.50 | Notice or Warnings for Minor Violations.
Section 4734.54 | Depositing Receipts.
Section 4734.55 | Providing Information - Duplicate License.
Section 4734.56 | Fees in Excess of Statutory Amounts.
Section 4734.57 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.