1. (a) Chiropractic care that may adversely affect the health and welfare of the public constitutes conduct that does not conform to minimum professional standards established under AS 08.20.170(a)(5) and this section. Conduct that does not conform to minimum professional standards in this chapter includes

   1. (1) failing to use sufficient knowledge, skills, or judgment in the practice of chiropractic;
   2. (2) failing to perform patient care within the chiropractor's scope of competence, which are necessary to prevent substantial risk or harm to a patient;
   3. (3) engaging in patient care outside the scope of chiropractic practice;
   4. (4) engaging in patient care outside the scope of the chiropractor's training and expertise;
   5. (5) violating established protocols in the delivery of chiropractic treatment or care;
   6. (6) violating the confidentiality of information or knowledge concerning a patient;
   7. (7) physically or verbally abusing a patient;
   8. (8) failing to maintain a record for a patient that accurately reflects the chiropractic problems and interventions for the patient;
   9. (9) falsifying a patient's records;
   10. (10) intentionally making an incorrect entry in a patient's chart;
   11. (11) discrimination in the provision of chiropractic care on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex;
   12. (12) exploiting a patient for financial gain or offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving fees for referral of a patient;
   13. (13) knowingly violating laws regulating health insurance, including those laws established in AS 21.36.360;
   14. (14) using unsanitary or unsafe equipment;
   15. (15) failing to adhere to the Code of Ethics of the American Chiropractic Association, as revised as of September 2007, adopted by reference;
   16. (16) failing to provide copies of complete patient records in the licensee's custody and control within 30 days after receipt of a written request for the records from the patient or patient's guardian.
2. (b) A licensee shall evaluate patient care on an individual basis and make a reasonable judgment on the course of treatment for each patient.

(Eff. 1/6/2002, Register 161; am 5/27/2006, Register 178; am 1/29/2009, Register 189)