New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 44E - STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
Subchapter 2 - GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE
Section 13:44E-2.6A - Patient record review
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) As used in this section, the term, "patient record review" means an evaluation of all records which are maintained pursuant to 13:44E-2.2 and which are relevant to the treatment or condition under evaluation by a non-attending chiropractor with regard to the effectiveness and application of prior treatment or termination of or continuation of the treatment.
(b) A non-attending chiropractor who performs a patient record review, which evaluates prior chiropractic care or the need for continued chiropractic care or the necessity for diagnostic testing, shall make a reasonable and documented effort to obtain all records of the attending chiropractor relevant to the chiropractic care or condition under evaluation before rendering an opinion concerning the prior chiropractic care, the need for continued chiropractic care or the need for diagnostic testing.
(c) An opinion by a non-attending chiropractor which states that prior chiropractic care was not documented pursuant to 13:44E-2.2 shall clearly note the specific deviations from the patient record requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:44E-2.2.
(d) Opinions which state that prior chiropractic care was not necessary, not required or palliative shall clearly state the rationale upon which the opinion is based.
(e) (Reserved)
(f) An opinion by a non-attending chiropractor that diagnostic testing, referrals or consultations were not properly documented or performed in accordance with 13:44E-2.2 and 13:44E-3 shall clearly note the specific deviations from those rules.
(g) Opinions which state that prior diagnostic testing, referrals or consultations were not necessary shall clearly state the rationale upon which the opinion is based.
(h) Any opinion rendered regarding the evaluation of prior chiropractic care, the termination of chiropractic care, or the necessity of diagnostic testing and/or referrals or consultation shall be consistent with 45:9-14.5 and 13:44E-1.1. Violations of any of the provisions set forth in this section shall constitute professional misconduct pursuant to 45:1-21(e) and may subject licensees to penalties as set forth in 45:1-22 and 45:1-25.
