New York

Chiropractic Information

New York Chiropractic Summary

The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners licenses and regulates the field of chiropractic. The practice of the profession of chiropractic is defined as detecting and correcting by manual or mechanical means structural imbalance, distortion or subluxations in the human body for the purpose of removing nerve interference and the effects thereof, where such interference is the result of or related to distortion, misalignment or subluxation of or in the vertebral column. A Doctor of Chiropractic may use X-ray for the detection of structural imbalance, distortion, or subluxations in the human body

Licensing Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Required for Licensure: NO
Renewal Term: 3 years
Chiropractic Physician entitlement: NO
Additional training/certification required for medicine and rehab services? NO

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

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

New York State Chiropractic Association

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New York Chiropractic Council

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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

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 

General Statutes & Regulations For All Healthcare Providers

Contributors

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