GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 829

Short Title:  Reasons to Discipline Chiropractors.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Watson, Brawley; Black, Buchanan, Dockham, Howard, Locke, and Wainwright.

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Referred to:  State Government.

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April 11, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE VARIOUS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OF PRACTITIONERS OF CHIROPRACTIC BY THE STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S.90-154(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Any one of the following is grounds for disciplinary action by the Board under subsection (a):
(1)	Advertising services in a false or misleading manner.
(2)	Conviction of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude.
(3)	Addiction to alcohol or any other drug that impairs the ability to practice safely.
(4)	Unethical conduct as defined in G.S. 90-154.2.
(5)	Negligence, inompetence, or malpractice in the practice of chiropractic.
	(7)	Not rendering acceptable care in the practice of the profession as defined in G.S. 90-154.3.
(8)	Lewd or immoral conduct toward a patient.
(9)	Committing or attempting to commit fraud, deception, or misrepresentation for financial gain.
							(17)	Physical, mental, or emotional infirmity of such severity as to impair the ability to practice safely.
(18)	Violating the provisions of G.S. 90-151 regarding the extent and limitation of license.
(19)	Concealing information from the Board or failing to respond truthfully and completely to an inquiry from the Board concerning any matter affecting licensure.
(20)	Failing to comply with a decision of the Board that is final."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 90-154.1 is repealed.
Sec. 3.  G.S. 90-154.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-154.3.  Acceptable care in the practice of chiropractic.
							(a)	It shall be unlawful for a doctor of chiropractic to examine, treat, or render any professional service to a patient that does not conform to the standards of acceptable care.
(b)	The Board of Chiropractic Examiners may adopt rules that establish and define standards of acceptable care.
(c)	For any aspect of the practice of chiropractic for which the Board has not defined the standard of acceptable care, the standard of acceptable care shall be the usual and customary method as taught in recognized chiropractic colleges.
(d)	Nothing in this section affects the scope of the practice of chiropractic in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 90-151 regarding extent and limitation of license."
Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1995.