SENATE BILL NO. 1151 May 20, 1998, Introduced by Senator BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Senior Citizens. A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 16261, 16401, and 16411 (MCL 333.16261, 333.16401, and 333.16411). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 16261. (1)A personAN INDIVIDUAL who is not 2 licensed or registered under this article shall not use an insig- 3 nia, title, or letter, or a word, letter, or phrase singly or in 4 combination, with or without qualifying words, letters, or 5 phrases, under a circumstance to induce the belief that the 6 person is licensed or registered in this state, is lawfully enti- 7 tled in this state to engage in the practice of a HEALTH profes- 8 sion regulated by this article, or is otherwise in compliance 9 with this article. 03064'97 * CPD 2 1 (2) An individual shall not announce or hold himself or 2 herself out to the public as limiting his or her practice to, as 3 being specially qualified in, or as giving particular attention 4 to a health profession specialty field for which a board issues a 5 specialty certification, without first having obtained a spe- 6 cialty certification IN THAT HEALTH PROFESSION SPECIALTY FIELD. 7 (3) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT ANNOUNCE OR HOLD HIMSELF OR HER- 8 SELF OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS BEING ABLE TO PERFORM A CHIROPRACTIC 9 ADJUSTMENT AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 16401(1)(A), UNLESS 10 THE INDIVIDUAL IS A CHIROPRACTOR LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR 11 IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO PERFORM THAT TYPE 12 OF PROCEDURE. 13 Sec. 16401. (1) As used in this part: 14 (A) "CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT" MEANS AN APPLICATION OF FORCES 15 TO THE BODY THAT IS INTENDED TO REDUCE OR CORRECT, OR BOTH, A 16 VERTEBRAL MISALIGNMENT, A VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION, OR A VERTEBRAL 17 SUBLUXATION COMPLEX AND ITS ASSOCIATED IMPACT ON THE SPINE AND 18 RELATED BONES AND TISSUES. 19 (B)(a)"Chiropractor", "chiropractic physician", "doctor 20 of chiropractic", or "d.c." means an individual licensed under 21 this article to engage in the practice of chiropractic. 22 (C)(b)"Practice of chiropractic" meansthatTHE disci- 23 pline within the healing artswhichTHAT deals with the nervous 24 system anditsTHE relationship OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM to the 25 spinal column anditsTHE interrelationship OF THE NERVOUS 26 SYSTEM with other body systems. Practice of chiropractic 27 includes: 03064'97 * 3 1 (i) Diagnosis, including spinal analysis, to determine the 2 existence of spinal subluxations or misalignments that produce 3 nerve interference, indicating the necessity for chiropractic 4 care. 5 (ii) The adjustment of spinal subluxations or misalignments 6 and related bones and tissues for the establishment of neural 7 integrity utilizing the inherent recuperative powers of the body 8 for restoration and maintenance of health, INCLUDING, BUT NOT 9 LIMITED TO, THE PERFORMANCE OF A CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT. 10 (iii) The use of analytical instruments, nutritional advice, 11 rehabilitative exercise and adjustment apparatus regulated by 12 rules promulgated by the board pursuant to section 16423, and the 13 use of x-ray machines in the examination of patients for the pur- 14 pose of locating spinal subluxations or misaligned vertebrae of 15 the human spine. The practice of chiropractic does not include 16 the performance of incisive surgical procedures, the performance 17 of an invasive procedure requiring instrumentation, or the dis- 18 pensing or prescribing of drugs or medicine. 19 (2) In addition to the definitions in this part, article 1 20 contains general definitions and principles of construction 21 applicable to all articles in this code and part 161 contains 22 definitions applicable to this part. 23 Sec. 16411.A personAN INDIVIDUAL shall not engage in 24 the practice of chiropractic, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PER- 25 FORMING A CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT, unless licensed or otherwise 26 authorized by this article. 03064'97 * Final page. CPD