HB 233 -- PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC

SPONSOR:  Tilley

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Special Committee on
Professional Registration and Licensing by a vote of 9 to 1.

This bill changes the definition of "practice of chiropractic" to
the examination, diagnosis, and treatment by methods commonly
taught in any chiropractic college or chiropractic program in a
university which has been accredited by the Council on
Chiropractic Education, its successor entity, or a program
approved by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Currently, the "practice of chiropractic" is defined as those
methods commonly taught in any chiropractic college recognized
and approved by the state board.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and
FY 2010.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the Chiropractic Practice Act is
outdated, and the bill changes the practice act to what is being
taught in the chiropractic colleges.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Tilley; and Dr. Glenn
Bub, Missouri State Chiropractors Association.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that the legislature
should not take away the oversight from the state board and give
it to an independent entity.

Testifying against the bill was Missouri Association of
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:18 am