Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 140 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Chapter 15 - Special Certificates and Miscellaneous Provisions
Subchapter 8 - Animal Chiropractic Diagnosis and Treatment
Section 140:15-8-1 - Certificate of a chiropractor and animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) A chiropractic physician may engage in practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if certified to do so by the Board. A licensed chiropractic physician may provide chiropractic treatment to an animal without being certified in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if the animal has been referred to the chiropractic physician by a licensed veterinarian.
(b) "Animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" means treatment that includes vertebral subluxation complex (vcs) and spinal manipulation of nonhuman vertebrates. The term "animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" shall not be construed to allow the:
(c) The Board is charged by statute to establish educational criteria for certification standards in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment. According, the Board states that the following educational criteria will be applied to any licensed chiropractic physician who requests certification in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment, The criteria shall include education and training in:
(d) Any licensed chiropractic physician requesting certification in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment shall have completed no less than 210 hours of education and training education as set forth above.
(e) Any chiropractic physician engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic shall maintain complete and accurate records and/or patient files in their office for a minimum of three years.
Added at 20 Ok Reg 15, eff 10-8-02 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 2292, eff 7-11-03