Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 15 - Special Certificates and Miscellaneous Provisions
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 140:15-1-2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise:

"Act" means the Oklahoma Chiropractic Practice Act, 59 O.S. 1991, §§161.1 et seq.

"Acupuncture and/or Meridian Therapy" means a healthcare method used to prevent, diagnose and treat disease by restoring the body's balance and harmony consisting of the stimulation of various points on or within human body or interruption of the cutaneous integrity by specific needle insertion or other form of point stimulation.

"Board" means the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

"Certificate" means a document given to a chiropractic physician by an institution, specialty council, specialty board, or Board, verifying the chiropractic physician has fulfilled the educational requirements set forth by the institution, specialty council, specialty board, or Board granting the certificate.

"Certification" means a process by which an institution, specialty council, specialty board, institution, or Board evaluates and acknowledges a chiropractic physician's successful completion of a pre-established set of requirements or criteria.

"Chiropractic physician" or "licensee" means a person who holds an original license to practice chiropractic in this state.

"Diplomate Specialty" means a postgraduate diplomate degree or certificate granted to a chiropractic physician.

"Dry Needling" means a physical intervention that uses a filiform needle to stimulate myofascial trigger points, diagnose and treat neuromuscular pain and functional movement deficits; is based on Western medical concepts; requires an examination and diagnosis, and treats specific anatomic entities selected according to physical signs.

"Homeopathy" means a healthcare method used to prevent, diagnose and treat disease by homeopathic methods such as homeopathic medicines, agents, remedies and articles.

"Institution" means a school of higher education or its affiliate, regulated by a state department of education or state department of health occupation or state commission on higher education or a school accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation.

"Naturopathy" means a healthcare method used to prevent, diagnose and treat disease by naturopathic methods of natural therapeutic modalities that include but are not limited to naturopathic medicines, agents, remedies and articles.

"Non-Diplomate Specialty" means a certificate that is not specifically identified as being a Diplomate that is granted to a chiropractic physician by an institution, specialty council, or specialty board.

"Registry" means a structured record of registration information regarding all chiropractic physicians holding themselves out as having a specialty certificate.

"Specialty Board" means a professional, independent entity that provides for competency testing of didactic and clinical skills of applicants and granting of certifications in post-doctoral chiropractic specialty areas upon completing an approved post-doctoral curriculum.

"Specialty Certificate" means a document granted to a chiropractic physician by a specialty council, specialty board, or institution signifying the chiropractic physician has obtained Diplomate specialty status or a non-diplomate specialty certification that is granted by an institution.

"Specialty Council" means an approved council by the International Chiropractic Association or the American Chiropractic Association, or its equivalent as approved by the Board.

Added at 11 Ok Reg 4573, eff 8-25-94; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1047, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2443, eff 7-11-09