Louisiana

Chiropractic Information

Louisiana Chiropractic Summary

The Louisiana State Board of Chiropractic Examiners was created within the Department of Health and Hospitals by Legislative Act in 1974, for the purpose of licensing and regulating chiropractic practice to ensure the highest levels of professional excellence for the benefit and protection of the citizens of the State of Louisiana.

A chiropractor may diagnose conditions associated with the functional integrity of the spine and treating by adjustment, manipulation, and the use of the physical and other properties of heat, light, water, electricity, sound massage, therapeutic exercise, mobilization, mechanical devices, and other physical rehabilitation measures for the purpose of correcting interference with normal nerve transmission and expression

Licensing Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required for Licensure: YES
Renewal Term: Annual*
Chiropractic Physician entitlement: YES
Additional training/certification required for medicine and rehab services? N/A

* Annual by December 31st

Post-Licensing Education

Continuing Education requirements

15 hours required every year. 2 hours of documentation and 1 hour of ethics is required. No hours are allowed online.

requirements for educators

The Board member assigned to review continuing education seminars may only accept those courses which are sponsored by a state chiropractic association or a college or university whose Doctor of Chiropractic degree program is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) and builds upon the basic courses required for the practice of chiropractic, which may include up to 3 hours of chiropractic philosophy but shall exclude practice building/management. Link: https://lachiropracticboard.com/board-approved-seminars/

Are PACE courses accepted for continuing education requirements?

Accepts PACE Precheck

Louisiana requires examinations through the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Physiotherapy

NBCE Acupuncture and NBCE Spec Accepted

State Chiropractic Online Resources

Regulatory Authority

Louisiana State Board of Chiropractic Examiners:
https://lachiropracticboard.com

Chiropractic Statutes and Regulations

Rules and Regulations:
https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?p=y&d=93782

State Government Resources

State Legislature Homepage

State Legislature Bill Search Tool

Legislative member roster

State Governor's Office

Secretary of State

Office of the Insurance Commissioner

State Associations

The Chiropractic Association of Louisiana

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State Chiropractic Coverage

Worker’s Compensation

Medicaid

Louisiana Department of Health: https://ldh.la.gov/subhome/1

Louisiana Department of Health Provider Tools: https://www.lamedicaid.com/Provweb1/ProviderTools.htm

Louisiana Department of Health Fee Schedules: https://www.lamedicaid.com/Provweb1/fee_schedules/feeschedulesindex.htm

Practice Options

Perform extremity adjustments? Y
Provide nutritional advice? Y
Provide manipulation under anesthesia? Y
Provide school enrollment exams? Y
Provide sports physical exams? Y
Provide provide return to play exams (including concussion protocol) for sports participation? N
Perform US Department of Transportation exams? Y1
Treat animals? N
Perform acupuncture? Y2
Perform dry needling? Y3
Perform intraoral TMJ treatments? Y
Perform internal coccyx adjustments? Y
Are there limits to body areas DCs are allowed to examine and/or treat? Y4
Are there limits on diagnostic tools DCs are allowed to use? N/A
Perform venipuncture? Y
Perform casting? Y

Qualifications:

1. A chiropractor can perform a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical exam if they are a certified medical examiner (CME) listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) National Registry.

2. Achievement of a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) or its equivalent as recognized by the Council and approved by the Board, or an organization that is recognized as equivalent to the NCCAOM by the Council and approved by the Board.

3. Requires 50 hours of classroom training.

4. The practice of chiropractic does not include the right to prescribe, dispense, or administer medicine or drugs, or to engage in the practice of major or minor surgery, obstetrics, X-ray therapy, radium therapy, or nuclear medicine. Link: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?p=y&d=93782

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