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HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1195, 1259
PRINTER'S NO. 1533
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
892
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RESCHENTHALER, ARGALL, KILLION, RAFFERTY,
YUDICHAK, BOSCOLA, REGAN, GORDNER, FONTANA, SCARNATI, MENSCH,
BROWNE, HAYWOOD, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, VOGEL,
BARTOLOTTA, WARD AND STEFANO, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 14, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 16, 1986 (P.L.1646, No.188),
entitled "An act providing for the licensing of chiropractors
and the regulation of the practice of chiropractic;
establishing the State Board of Chiropractic in the
Department of State and providing for its powers and duties;
providing for the supervision of colleges of chiropractic,
for the examination of applicants, for enforcement and for
disciplinary actions; providing penalties; and making
repeals," in licensure and regulation, further providing for
license required.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 521 of the act of December 16, 1986
(P.L.1646, No.188), known as the Chiropractic Practice Act, is
amended to read:
Section 521. License required.
It shall be unlawful after the effective date of this act for
any person in this Commonwealth to engage in the practice of
chiropractic or indicate in any manner whatsoever the ability to
practice chiropractic unless licensed under the provisions of
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this act, except that [any]:
(1) Any person licensed or legally authorized to
practice chiropractic in this Commonwealth under any other
act shall thereafter continue to possess the same rights and
privileges with respect to the practice of chiropractic
without being required to be licensed anew under the
provisions of this act, and as fully as if he were licensed
under the provisions of this act; and to that extent, he
shall be exempt from any penalties under this act.
(2) This section does not apply to a student enrolled in
a chiropractic education program who is:
(i) conducting chiropractic activities incidental to
the student's course of study and under the direct,
immediate and personal supervision of a chiropractor
licensed by the board; and
(ii) enrolled in a program at a chiropractic college
approved by the board in accordance with section 303.
(2) (I) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A STUDENT
ENROLLED IN A CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AT A
CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 303, PROVIDED THAT:
(A) THE STUDENT IS CONDUCTING CHIROPRACTIC
ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM ESTABLISHED BY
THE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE; AND
(B) THE STUDENT IS UNDER THE DIRECT, IMMEDIATE
AND PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF A CHIROPRACTOR LICENSED
BY THE BOARD.
(II) THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO
REQUIRE NEW OR ADDITIONAL THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT FOR
CHIROPRACTIC ACTIVITIES WHEN PERFORMED BY A STUDENT AS
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AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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