§ 5-30-1. “Chiropractic medicine” defined.
For the purpose of this chapter, the practice of “chiropractic medicine” is defined as the science and art of mechanical and material healing as follows: the employment of a system of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human spinal column and its appendages, by hand and electro-mechanical appliances, and the employment of corrective orthopedics and dietetics for the elimination of the cause of disease; provided, that chiropractic physicians may not write prescriptions for drugs for internal medication nor practice major surgery as defined in chapter 37 of this title.
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 159, § 14; P.L. 1927, ch. 1067, § 1; P.L. 1931, ch. 1781, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 275, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 5-30-1; P.L. 2000, ch. 347, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 5-30 - Chiropractic Physicians
Section 5-30-1. - “Chiropractic medicine” defined.
Section 5-30-1.05. - Chiropractor and chiropractic references.
Section 5-30-1.1. - Board of chiropractic examiners.
Section 5-30-2. - Board of examiners — Rules and regulations — Oaths — Seal.
Section 5-30-3. - License and annual registration required — Practice of physiotherapy.
Section 5-30-4. - Penalties for unauthorized practice.
Section 5-30-5. - Complaints of unauthorized practice.
Section 5-30-6. - Qualifications and examinations of applicants.
Section 5-30-7. - Certification of chiropractic physicians authorized to practice in other states.
Section 5-30-8. - Certification to practice physiotherapy.
Section 5-30-9. - Method and scope of examinations — Reexaminations.
Section 5-30-10. - Issuance and registration of certificates.
Section 5-30-11. - Rights and duties of chiropractic physicians.
Section 5-30-12. - Annual registration — Payment of fees.
Section 5-30-14. - Appeals from director and division.
Section 5-30-15. - Disposition of fees — Compensation of board members.
Section 5-30-16. - Fee splitting.
Section 5-30-17. - Applicability of chapter 37 of this title to chiropractic medicine.