Minnesota Legislature
SF 3165
2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; establishing requirements for practicing animal
chiropractic care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148.01,
subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 156.12, subdivision 2; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of sections 148.01 to 148.10deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin :
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new text begin (1) new text end "chiropractic" is defined as the science of adjusting any abnormal articulations of
the human body, especially those of the spinal column, for the purpose of giving freedom
of action to impinged nerves that may cause pain or deranged functionnew text begin ; and
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(2) "animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" means treatment that includes,
but is not limited to, identifying and resolving vertebral subluxation complexes, spinal
manipulation, and manipulation of the extremity articulations of nonhuman vertebrates.
"Animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" does not include:
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(i) performing surgery;
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(ii) dispensing or administering of medications; or
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new text begin (iii) performing traditional veterinary care and diagnosisnew text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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new text begin Animal chiropractic practice. new text end
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A licensed chiropractor may engage in the
practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if registered to do so by the board.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1c. new text end
new text begin Scope of practice; animal chiropractic. new text end
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Criteria for registration
to engage in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must be set
by the board, and must include, but are not limited to: active chiropractic license;
education and training in the field of animal chiropractic from an American Veterinary
Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or higher
institution-approved course consisting of no less than 210 hours, meeting continuing
education requirements; and other conditions and rules set by the board.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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Notwithstanding the limitations established in section 156.12,
subdivision 4, a doctor of chiropractic properly registered to provide chiropractic care to
animals in accordance with this chapter and rules of the board, may use the title "animal
chiropractor."
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1e. new text end
new text begin Provisional interim statute. new text end
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Upon approval by the board, a licensed
chiropractor who has already taken and passed the education and training requirement set
forth in section 148.01, subdivision 1c, may engage in the practice of animal chiropractic
during the time that the rules are being promulgated by the board. Enforcement actions
may not be taken against persons who have completed the approved program of study
by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association or the International Veterinary
Chiropractic Association until the rules have been adopted by the board.
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Sec. 6.
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[148.032] EDUCATIONAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSURE IN ANIMAL
CHIROPRACTIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT; RECORDS; TREATMENT
NOTES.
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(a) The following educational criteria must be applied to any licensed chiropractor
who requests registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment. The criteria must
include education and training in the following subjects:
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(1) anatomy;
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(2) anatomy laboratory;
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(3) biomechanics and gait;
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(4) chiropractic educational basics;
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(5) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
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(i) lecture cervical;
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(ii) thoracic;
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(iii) lumbosacral;
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(iv) pelvic; and
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(v) extremity;
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(6) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:
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(i) laboratory cervical;
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(ii) thoracic;
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(iii) lumbosacral;
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(iv) pelvic; and
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(v) extremity;
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(7) case management and case studies;
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(8) chiropractic philosophy;
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(9) ethics and legalities;
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(10) neurology, neuroanatomy, and neurological conditions;
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(11) pathology;
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(12) radiology;
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(13) research in current chiropractic and veterinary topics;
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(14) rehabilitation, current topics, evaluation, and assessment;
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(15) normal foot anatomy and normal foot care;
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(16) saddle fit and evaluation, lecture and laboratory;
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(17) veterinary educational basics;
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(18) vertebral subluxation complex; and
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(19) zoonotic diseases.
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(b) A licensed chiropractor requesting registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis
and treatment must have completed and passed a course of study from an American
Veterinary Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or
higher institution-approved program, consisting of no less than 210 hours of education
and training as set forth in paragraph (a).
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(c) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis
and treatment must maintain complete and accurate records and patient files in the
chiropractor's office for at least three years.
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(d) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis
and treatment must make treatment notes and records available to the patient's owner
upon request and must communicate their findings and treatment plan with the referring
veterinarian, or the animal's veterinarian if the animal has not been referred by a
veterinarian.
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Sec. 7.
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[148.033] ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC CONTINUING EDUCATION
HOURS.
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Any chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and
treatment applying for renewal of a registration related to animal chiropractic diagnosis
and treatment must have completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing
education in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the required 20
hours annually of continuing education in human chiropractic under this chapter. The
continuing education course attended for purposes of complying with this section must be
approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.
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Sec. 8.
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[148.035] SEPARATE TREATMENT ROOM REQUIRED.
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A licensed chiropractor who provides animal chiropractic treatment in the same
facility where human patients are treated, shall maintain a separate noncarpeted room for
the purpose of adjusting animals. The table and equipment used for animals shall not be
used for human patients.
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Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Authorized activities.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed to
prohibit:
(a) a person from rendering necessary gratuitous assistance in the treatment of any
animal when the assistance does not amount to prescribing, testing for, or diagnosing,
operating, or vaccinating and when the attendance of a licensed veterinarian cannot be
procured;
(b) a person who is a regular student in an accredited or approved college of
veterinary medicine from performing duties or actions assigned by instructors or
preceptors or working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian;
(c) a veterinarian regularly licensed in another jurisdiction from consulting with a
licensed veterinarian in this state;
(d) the owner of an animal and the owner's regular employee from caring for and
administering to the animal belonging to the owner, except where the ownership of the
animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter;
(e) veterinarians who are in compliance with subdivision 6 and who are employed by
the University of Minnesota from performing their duties with the College of Veterinary
Medicine, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension
Service, Medical School, School of Public Health, or other unit within the university; or
a person from lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations at the university or in
connection with a continuing education course or seminar to veterinarians or pathologists
at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;
(f) any person from selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide;
(g) any person from engaging in bona fide scientific research or investigations which
reasonably requires experimentation involving animals;
(h) any employee of a licensed veterinarian from performing duties other than
diagnosis, prescription or surgical correction under the direction and supervision of the
veterinarian, who shall be responsible for the performance of the employee;
(i) a graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine from working under the
direct personal instruction, control, or supervision of a veterinarian faculty member of
the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in order to complete the
requirements necessary to obtain an ECFVG certificatenew text begin ;
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new text begin (j) a licensed chiropractor registered under section 148.01, subdivision 1a, from
practicing animal chiropracticnew text end .