§ 5-30-1. “Chiropractic medicine” defined. For the purpose of this chapter, the practice of “chiropractic medicine” is defined as the science and art of mechanical and material healing as follows: the employment of a system of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human spinal column and its appendages, by hand and electro-mechanical appliances, and […]
§ 5-30-1.05. Chiropractor and chiropractic references. All references in the general laws to “chiropractor” or “chiropractors” shall be changed to read “chiropractic physician” or “chiropractic physicians” as appropriate and all references to the practice of “chiropractic” shall be construed to refer to the practice of “chiropractic medicine” as defined in § 5-30-1. History of Section.P.L. […]
§ 5-30-1.1. Board of chiropractic examiners. (a) Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there shall be a state board of chiropractic examiners to be appointed by the director of the department of health with the approval of the governor. The board shall consist of five (5) members who are certified […]
§ 5-30-10. Issuance and registration of certificates. Upon receipt of any recommendation from the board of chiropractic examiners, as provided in §§ 5-30-6 — 5-30-8, the director of the department of health shall issue to the recommended person a certificate to practice chiropractic medicine or physiotherapy within this state, or certificates to practice each of […]
§ 5-30-11. Rights and duties of chiropractic physicians. Chiropractic physicians are entitled to the same services of the laboratories of the department of health and other institutions; are subject to the same duties and liabilities; and are entitled to the same rights and privileges in their professional calling pertaining to public health, that are imposed […]
§ 5-30-12. Annual registration — Payment of fees. Annually, during the month of October in each year, every person granted a certificate to practice chiropractic medicine shall register his or her name, address, and place of business with the division of professional regulation of the department of health. The division shall keep a book for […]
§ 5-30-13. Continuing education requirements — Grounds for refusal, revocation, or suspension of certificates. (a) The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, after notice and a hearing, in its discretion refuse to grant the certificate provided for in this chapter to any chiropractic physician if the applicant has not furnished satisfactory […]
§ 5-30-14. Appeals from director and division. Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the director of the department of health, or of the division of professional regulation, in regard to any of the provisions of this chapter, may appeal to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of […]
§ 5-30-15. Disposition of fees — Compensation of board members. The administrator of the division of professional regulation shall collect all fees for the division under the provisions of this chapter, and shall remit those fees to the general treasurer monthly. Under no circumstances shall any fee be returned. Members of the board of chiropractic […]
§ 5-30-16. Fee splitting. No chiropractic physician may directly or indirectly receive payment, reimbursement, compensation, or fee for a referral to any clinical laboratory. A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished by imprisonment for not longer than one year or a fine of not more […]
§ 5-30-17. Applicability of chapter 37 of this title to chiropractic medicine. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, all provisions of chapter 37 of this title apply to the practice of chiropractic medicine, and to persons practicing chiropractic medicine within the state. History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 159, § 26; P.L. 1927, ch. 1067, […]
§ 5-30-18. Receipts. The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 126, art. 26, § 13; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 13.
§ 5-30-2. Board of examiners — Rules and regulations — Oaths — Seal. The state board of chiropractic examiners shall make any rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to the practice of chiropractic medicine. Any member of the board has power […]
§ 5-30-3. License and annual registration required — Practice of physiotherapy. No person may practice chiropractic medicine or any of its branches without a certificate issued under the authority of this chapter, which certificate has not been suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter, and without registering annually, as provided by § 5-30-12. No […]
§ 5-30-4. Penalties for unauthorized practice. Any person violating any of the provisions of § 5-30-3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a first offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or imprisonment for three (3) […]
§ 5-30-5. Complaints of unauthorized practice. Complaints for the violation of the provisions of § 5-30-3 may be made by the administrator of the division of professional regulation, or by any authorized agent, and they are exempt from giving surety for costs on any complaint made as stated in this section. History of Section.G.L. 1923, […]
§ 5-30-6. Qualifications and examinations of applicants. Every person desiring to begin the practice of chiropractic medicine, except as provided in this chapter, shall present satisfactory evidence to the division of professional regulation of the department of health that he or she is more than twenty-three (23) years of age; of good moral character; and […]
§ 5-30-7. Certification of chiropractic physicians authorized to practice in other states. The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, at its discretion, dispense with the examination of any chiropractic physician authorized to practice chiropractic medicine in any other state, and who has been practicing his or her profession in that state […]
§ 5-30-8. Certification to practice physiotherapy. (a) Every person desiring to practice physiotherapy in addition to chiropractic medicine and who completed a course of four (4) years, of eight (8) months each, in some school of chiropractic medicine approved by the division of professional regulation of the department of health; completed a course of three […]
§ 5-30-9. Method and scope of examinations — Reexaminations. With the exception of vertebral palpation and adjusting which is by demonstration, the examination provided for in § 5-30-6 to determine the applicant’s qualification to practice chiropractic medicine shall be in writing, and it shall be given in any subjects that the division of professional regulation […]
