Kentucky Statutes 312.017 – Types of treatment prohibited — Scope and methods of chiropractic treatment — Referral of patients
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(1) No chiropractor shall:
(a) Treat or attempt to treat contagious or communicable diseases; (b) Treat or attempt to treat cancer;
(c) Treat by use of x-ray or radiological methods; (d) Perform surgery;
(e) Treat or attempt to treat by use of acupuncture; or
(f) Administer prescription drugs or controlled substances.
(2) Subject to the limitations in this chapter, a chiropractor shall examine, diagnose and treat the human body within the scope of chiropractic as defined in this section and KRS § 312.015 and by methods taught in accredited chiropractic colleges as stated in KRS § 312.085. A chiropractor may refer a patient to a physician, licensed medical laboratory or licensed health facility for testing or examination to aid in differential diagnosis or treatment. However, nothing contained herein shall require any licensed health care provider to accept such a referral.
(3) No chiropractor shall otherwise treat a patient for any disorder or by any method except as provided in this chapter. Chiropractic patients whose diagnosis is not within the chiropractic scope of practice, as defined in this section and KRS
312.015, shall be referred by the chiropractor to a medical doctor or other licensed health practitioner for treatment of that condition.
Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1988. — Created
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 359, sec. 2.
(a) Treat or attempt to treat contagious or communicable diseases; (b) Treat or attempt to treat cancer;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 312.017
- chiropractic: means the science of diagnosing and adjusting or manipulating the subluxations of the articulations of the human spine and its adjacent tissues. See Kentucky Statutes 312.015
- chiropractor: means one qualified by experience and training and licensed by the board to diagnose his patients and to treat those of his patients diagnosed as having diseases or disorders relating to subluxations of the articulations of the human spine and its adjacent tissues by indicated adjustment or manipulation of those subluxations and by applying methods of treatment designed to augment those adjustments or manipulation. See Kentucky Statutes 312.015
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(c) Treat by use of x-ray or radiological methods; (d) Perform surgery;
(e) Treat or attempt to treat by use of acupuncture; or
(f) Administer prescription drugs or controlled substances.
(2) Subject to the limitations in this chapter, a chiropractor shall examine, diagnose and treat the human body within the scope of chiropractic as defined in this section and KRS § 312.015 and by methods taught in accredited chiropractic colleges as stated in KRS § 312.085. A chiropractor may refer a patient to a physician, licensed medical laboratory or licensed health facility for testing or examination to aid in differential diagnosis or treatment. However, nothing contained herein shall require any licensed health care provider to accept such a referral.
(3) No chiropractor shall otherwise treat a patient for any disorder or by any method except as provided in this chapter. Chiropractic patients whose diagnosis is not within the chiropractic scope of practice, as defined in this section and KRS
312.015, shall be referred by the chiropractor to a medical doctor or other licensed health practitioner for treatment of that condition.
Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1988. — Created
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 359, sec. 2.