Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 3TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 75RULES OF PRACTICE
RULE §75.21Acupuncture
ISSUE 12/28/2012
ACTION Proposed
Preamble No Rule Available
(a)Acupuncture, and the related practices of acupressure and meridian therapy, includes methods for diagnosing and treating a patient by stimulating specific points on or within the musculoskeletal system by various means, including, but not limited to, manipulation, heat, cold, pressure, vibration, ultrasound, light electrocurrent, and short-needle insertion for the purpose of obtaining a biopositive reflex response by nerve stimulation. All therapeutic modalities provided by Doctors of Chiropractic in Texas must comply with the chiropractic scope of practice as defined by the Texas Occupations Code §201.002.

 (b) - (d)(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 December 12, 2012

TRD-201206437

Yvette Yarbrough

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 27, 2013

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6716

 

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