Senate
File
2212
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2212
BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
chiropractic
treatment
for
animals
by
1
persons
licensed
to
practice
chiropractic.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
151.9,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
151.9
Revocation
or
suspension
of
license.
3
1.
A
license
or
certificate
to
practice
as
a
chiropractor
4
may
be
revoked
or
suspended
when
the
licensee
or
certificate
5
holder
is
guilty
of
the
following
acts
or
offenses:
6
1.
a.
Fraud
in
procuring
a
license.
7
2.
b.
Professional
incompetency.
8
3.
c.
Knowingly
making
misleading,
deceptive,
untrue,
or
9
fraudulent
representations
in
the
practice
of
the
licensee’s
10
profession
or
engaging
in
unethical
conduct
or
practice
harmful
11
or
detrimental
to
the
public.
Proof
of
actual
injury
need
not
12
be
established.
13
4.
d.
Habitual
intoxication
or
addiction
to
the
use
of
14
drugs.
15
5.
e.
Fraud
in
representations
as
to
skill
or
ability.
16
6.
f.
Use
of
untruthful
or
improbable
statements
in
17
advertisements.
18
7.
g.
Willful
or
repeated
violations
of
the
provisions
of
19
this
chapter
or
chapter
272C
.
20
2.
The
board
shall
not
revoke
or
suspend
a
license
or
21
certificate
to
practice
as
a
chiropractor
for
services
provided
22
pursuant
to
section
169.4B.
23
Sec.
2.
Section
169.4A,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
24
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
25
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Apply
to
a
chiropractor
registered
26
pursuant
to
section
169.4B
who
is
providing
chiropractic
27
services
to
an
animal.
28
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
169.4B
Chiropractic
services
to
an
29
animal
——
registration.
30
1.
The
board
shall
grant
a
registration
to
a
chiropractor
31
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
151
to
provide
chiropractic
32
services
to
an
animal
if
all
of
the
following
requirements
are
33
met:
34
a.
The
chiropractor
submits
proof
of
a
current,
valid
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license
issued
pursuant
to
chapter
151.
1
b.
The
chiropractor
holds
a
current,
valid
certification
2
from
the
American
veterinary
chiropractic
association.
3
c.
The
chiropractor
submits
an
application
in
a
form
4
prescribed
by
the
board.
5
2.
A
registration
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
6
valid
for
three
years.
The
board
may
impose
a
fee
of
twenty
7
dollars
for
the
issuance
and
renewal
of
a
registration
pursuant
8
to
this
section.
9
3.
The
board,
after
due
notice
and
hearing,
may
revoke
or
10
suspend
a
registration
issued
pursuant
to
this
section
for
any
11
reason
that
the
board
may
discipline
a
veterinarian
licensed
to
12
practice
veterinary
medicine.
The
board
shall
not
revoke
or
13
suspend
a
person’s
license
to
practice
chiropractic.
14
4.
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
for
the
implementation
15
of
this
section,
including
a
process
for
the
receipt
and
16
investigation
of
complaints.
However,
the
board
shall
not
17
impose
a
fee
pursuant
to
rule
on
a
person
who
is
registered
18
under
this
section.
19
5.
Nothing
in
this
section
shall
prohibit
a
veterinarian
20
licensed
to
practice
veterinary
medicine
from
providing
21
chiropractic
services
to
an
animal.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
the
provision
of
chiropractic
services
26
to
an
animal
by
a
person
licensed
to
practice
chiropractic.
27
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
veterinary
medicine
to
grant
28
a
registration
to
a
person
licensed
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
29
151
(chiropractic)
to
provide
chiropractic
services
to
an
30
animal
if
the
person
holds
a
current,
valid
certification
from
31
the
American
veterinary
chiropractic
association,
submits
an
32
application
to
the
board,
and
pays
a
fee
of
$20.
The
bill
33
prohibits
the
board
from
imposing
any
other
fee
pursuant
to
34
rule.
A
registration
to
provide
chiropractic
services
to
an
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animal
is
valid
for
three
years.
The
bill
does
not
prohibit
a
1
person
licensed
to
practice
veterinary
medicine
from
providing
2
chiropractic
services
to
an
animal.
3
The
board
of
veterinary
medicine
may
suspend
or
revoke
a
4
registration
to
provide
chiropractic
services
to
an
animal
5
for
any
reason
for
which
the
board
may
discipline
a
person
6
licensed
to
practice
veterinary
medicine.
The
bill
prohibits
7
the
board
of
chiropractic
from
revoking
or
suspending
a
license
8
or
certificate
to
practice
chiropractic
for
services
provided
9
to
an
animal
by
a
person
registered
to
provide
such
services.
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