Court Restricts the Scope of Practice for Chiropractors
The Third Court of Appeals in Austin has issued an opinion that clarifies the scope of practice that may be performed by a licensed Texas chiropractor.
In the decision, Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, et al. v. Texas Board of Medical Examiners, No. 03-17-00037-CV, the court concluded that the rule that defines the scope of practice for chiropractors (1) improperly authorized certain chiropractors to perform Technological Instrumented Vestibular-Ocular-Nystagmus Testing (VONT); (2) incorrectly referred to the “musculoskeletal system” as including nerves; and (3) inappropriately defined “subluxation complex” as a “neuromusculoskeletal condition.”
The court did acknowledge that the rule properly permits a chiropractor to “diagnose” a biomechanical condition of the spine or musculoskeletal system.
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