1. (a) Any facility providing chiropractic care must be registered with the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
2. (b) Facility Registration must be renewed annually.
3. (c) Changes of physical address and/or ownership interest must be filed with the Board within 30 days of the change.

4. (d) Requirements for obtaining a Certificate of Registration:

   1. (1) application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Board;
   2. (2) provisions acceptable to the Board shall be made to assure that all chiropractic services are provided by or under the direction of a doctor of chiropractic who holds a currently valid license to practice chiropractic in Texas;
   3. (3) names and addresses of all parties with an ownership interest in an office or place of business providing chiropractic services shall be registered with the Board including all documents revealing the nature of and principles involved in any individual proprietorship, partnership, joint venture and/or corporation;
   4. (4) names and addresses of each doctor licensed by the Board who is employed, contracted or otherwise engaged to provide or direct the provision of chiropractic services shall be registered with the Board;
   5. (5) no licensee, owner, partner or shareholder shall be less than 21 years of age;
   6. (6) this board may deny a Certificate of Registration if the owner(s) has been convicted for any offense which, under the laws of Texas, is a felony or is an offense involving moral turpitude.

5. (e) It shall be a violation of this section:

   1. (1) to operate an office or place of business offering chiropractic services without obtaining a Certificate of Registration as provided herein;
   2. (2) to fail to comply with the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section;
   3. (3) to operate an office or place of business providing chiropractic services without complying with all provisions of this Act and with the Rules of the Board; or
   4. (4) for an individual, other than the primary treating doctor of chiropractic, to control or attempt to control, in any way whatsoever, the professional judgment of such treating doctor or his or her office staff with respect to patient care.
6. (f) A violation of this section constitutes the unauthorized practice of chiropractic and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners may revoke or suspend a Certificate of Registration for any violations of the Act or Rules of the Board.
7. (g) This registration does not apply to Hospitals or Public Health Clinics registered with the Texas Department of Health or other state agencies, or colleges of chiropractic in this state engaged in internship.
8. (h) No licensee may receive more than one Certificate of Registration regardless of the number of facilities owned.

Source Note:The provisions of this §74.1 adopted to be effective April 8, 1996, 21 TexReg 2538.