New York
Chiropractic Information
New York Chiropractic Summary
Licensing Requirements
Post-Licensing Education
Continuing Education requirements
36 hours required every 3 years. All hours may be earned online, but must include interaction with the instructor.
Link: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/chiropractic/continuing-education-faq
requirements for educators
Courses must be approved.
Are PACE courses accepted for continuing education requirements?
NO
New York requires examinations through the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV – Required
State Chiropractic Online Resources
Regulatory Authority
New York State Board of Chiropractic
https://www.op.nysed.gov/chiropractic
Chiropractic Statutes and Regulations
Laws, Rules and Regulations https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/chiropractic/laws-rules-regulations
Education Law Title 8 https://www.op.nysed.gov/title8/education-law
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
State Chiropractic Coverage
Worker’s Compensation
New York State Workers Compensation Home Page https://www.wcb.ny.gov/
Workers Compensation Guidelines https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/hcpp/MedicalTreatmentGuidelines/FAQs.jsp
New York State Workers Compensation Provider Home Page https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/hcpp/hcpp.jsp
Workers Compensation Fee Schedule https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/hcpp/FeeSchedules.jsp
Medicaid
New York Medicaid Manual https://www.emedny.org/ProviderManuals/Chiropractor/PDFS/Chiropractor_Policy.pdf
Practice Options
| Perform extremity adjustments? | Y1 |
| Provide nutritional advice? | Y2 |
| Provide manipulation under anesthesia? | N/A |
| Provide school enrollment exams? | N/A |
| Provide sports physical exams? | N |
| Provide return to play exams (including concussion protocol) for sports participation? | N |
| Perform US Department of Transportation exams? | N |
| Treat animals? | N |
| Perform acupuncture? | N |
| Perform dry needling? | N |
| Perform intraoral TMJ treatments? | Y |
| Perform internal coccyx adjustments? | N/A |
| Are there limits to body areas DCs are allowed to examine and/or treat? | N/A |
| Are there limits on diagnostic tools DCs are allowed to use? | N/A |
| Perform venipuncture? | Y |
| Perform casting? | N |
Qualifications:
1. Yes, but the extremity adjustment must be linked to a spinal subluxation.
2. “…unless a chiropractor also holds licensure in nutrition/dietetics, he or she may only provide nutritional advice and counseling in conjunction with his or her chiropractic practice and related to a treatment plan for spinal management and care.
Thus, in New York State, when a chiropractor provides weight loss management and diet counseling services, independent of chiropractic care, even to his or her existing patients, he or she is not practicing within the chiropractic scope of practice.
In addition, if a chiropractor provides nutritional services exclusively, without also addressing the vertebral column in any way, he or she is practicing outside of the chiropractic scope of practice. In both instances, the chiropractor may be subject to a potential charge of unprofessional conduct for practicing outside the chiropractic scope of practice [see Regent Rules 29.1 (b) (9)].”
DCs may not use the term “Functional Medicine” in advertising
see: https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/chiropractic/practice-alerts/using-term-functional-medicine-advertising-inappropriate
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