Part 3.
TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
Chapter 73.
LICENSES AND RENEWALS
22 TAC §73.4
The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Board) proposes
an amendment to §73.4(b), relating to Inactive Status, to delete the
requirement of a processing fee for inactive licenses. This amendment is a
companion to the adopted amendment to §75.7(a), relating to Required
Fees and Charges. The companion amendment was adopted in the December 2, 2005,
issue of the
Texas Register
(30 TexReg 8093).
The Board has decided to no longer assess this fee.
Glenn Parker, Executive Director, has determined that for the first five-year
period the amendment is in effect there will be no additional cost to state
or local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the amended
rule.
Mr. Parker also has determined that for each year of the first five-year
period the amendment is in effect the public benefit will be reduced fees
for inactive licenses.
Mr. Parker has determined that there will be no economic costs to persons
who are required to comply with the proposed amendment. There will be no effect
to small or micro businesses.
Comments on the proposed amendment may be submitted to Glenn Parker, Executive
Director, Texas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners 333 Guadalupe Street,
Tower III, Suite 825, Austin, Texas 78701, (512) 305-6705 fax, no later than
30 days from the date that the proposed amendment is published in the
The amendment is proposed under Texas Occupation Code §201.152,
relating to Rules, and §201.153, relating to Fees. Section 201.152 authorizes
the Board to adopt rules necessary to regulate the practice of chiropractic.
Section 201.153 authorizes the Board to set fees by rule in amounts reasonable
and necessary to cover the costs of administering the Chiropractic Act.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the proposed amendment.
§73.4.Inactive Status.
(a)
(No change.)
(b)
[
(c) - (f)
(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on July 28, 2006.
TRD-200603960
Glenn Parker
Executive Director
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 10, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6901
22 TAC §75.17
The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Board) proposes
amendments to §75.17, relating to scope of practice. The Board's 2005
Sunset Legislation, HB 972, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, mandated that
the Board adopt rules regarding the scope of practice of chiropractic in Texas
(Texas Occupation Code §201.1525). The Board published the proposed rule
regarding scope of practice on December 16, 2005, in the
Texas Register
(30 TexReg 8383). The Board adopted the scope of practice
rule at its meeting on May 11, 2006. As the result of public comments received
on the proposed rule, the Board determined that additional definitions were
needed to clarify terms used in the scope of practice rule and that a description
of cosmetic therapies outside of the scope of practice should be included.
The Board now proposes to amend the scope of practice rule to include definitions
for the following terms: incision, musculoskeletal system, and subluxation
complex. These are terms used in the Texas Chiropractic Act and in the scope
of practice rule. The Board compiled the proposed definitions after considering
how the terms are used in the Chiropractic Act and based on definitions from
medical dictionaries. The definition for "subluxation complex" is based on
a definition previously included in the Board's rules.
Glenn Parker, Executive Director of the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
has determined that for each year of the first five years that the amendments
will be in effect there will be no additional cost to state or local governments.
Mr. Parker has also determined that for each year of the first five years
that the amendments will be in effect the public benefit will be a clearer
understanding and delineation of the scope of practice of chiropractic.
Mr. Parker has also determined that there will be no additional cost to
licensed chiropractors and other persons during the first five years that
the amended rule will be in effect, including small and micro businesses.
Comments on this proposed amendments may be submitted to Mary Feys, Texas
Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 333 Guadalupe Street, Tower III, Suite 825,
Austin, Texas 78701, facsimile (512) 305-6705, by the close of business 30
days from the date that the proposed amendments are published in the
The amendments are proposed under Texas Occupations Code §201.152,
relating to rules, and §201.1525, relating to the development of proposed
rules regarding scope of practice of chiropractic. Section 201.152 authorizes
the Board to adopt rules necessary to regulate the practice of chiropractic.
Section 201.1525 mandates that the Board adopt rules clarifying what activities
are included within the scope of practice of chiropractic and what activities
are outside the scope.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the proposed amendments.
§75.17.Scope of Practice.
(a)
(No change.)
(b)
Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in
this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise:
(1) - (2)
(No change.)
(3)
Incision--A cut or a surgical wound; also,
a division of the soft parts made with a knife.
(4)
Musculoskeletal system--The system of
muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues
and nerves that move the body and maintain its form.
(5)
[
(6)
[
(7)
Subluxation complex--a neuromusculoskeletal
condition that involves an aberrant relationship between two adjacent articular
structures that may have functional or pathological sequelae, causing an alteration
in the biomechanical and/or neuro-physiological reflections of these articular
structures, their proximal structures, and/or other body systems that may
be directly or indirectly affected by them.
(c) - (f)
(No change.)
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on July 26, 2006.
TRD-200603943
Glenn Parker
Executive Director
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: September 10, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 305-6901
Chapter 711.
DIETITIANS
A licensee on inactive status is required to pay
a processing fee as required by §75.7 of this title if the application
for inactive status is submitted on or before the annual expiration date of
the license.
] If the application is late, the licensee shall be subject
to §73.2(d) of this title (relating to Expired License). A licensee on
inactive status is not required to complete continuing education as provided
in §73.3 of this title (relating to Continuing Education).
Chapter 75.
RULES OF PRACTICE
(3)
] On-site--the presence of a
licensed chiropractor in the clinic, but not necessarily in the room, while
a patient is undergoing an examination or treatment procedure or service.
(4)
] Practice of chiropractic--the
description and terms set forth under Texas Occupations Code §201.002,
relating to the practice of chiropractic.
Part 31.
TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF DIETITIANS