| (a) A licensee permanently closing down a chiropractic
practice should take the following steps to avoid patient abandonment:
(1) arrange with another licensee or other person to
take over the licensee's duty to maintain patient records;
(2) communicate within a reasonable time to all active
patients informing them of the closure and whom to contact for patient
records or continuation of chiropractic care;
(3) place a clearly visible sign containing information
of whom to contact for patient records or continuation of chiropractic
care at all business locations;
(4) update all public listings for the chiropractic
practice, including social media accounts, to state when the practice
will close, whom to contact for patient records, and who will take
over the duty to maintain patient records;
(5) refund any unused portion of any patient's prepaid
treatment plan; and
(6) notify the Board in writing of the closure of the
chiropractic practice.
(b) A licensee should document the steps taken under
subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A licensee may modify or eliminate the steps in
subsection (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this section if they are inapplicable.
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