1. (a) Except as provided in this section, a licensee shall not allow or direct a person who is not licensed by the board to perform procedures or tasks that are within the scope of chiropractic, including:

   1. (1) rendering a diagnosis and prescribing a treatment plan; or
   2. (2) performing a chiropractic adjustment or manipulation.

2. (b) A licensee may allow or direct a student enrolled in an accredited chiropractic college to perform chiropractic adjustments or manipulations, provided that:

   1. (1) the chiropractic adjustment or manipulation is performed as part of a regular curriculum; and
   2. (2) the chiropractic adjustment or manipulation is performed under the supervision of a licensee who is physically present in the treating room at the time of the adjustment. The requirement that the supervising licensee must be physically present in the treating room does not apply to chiropractic college clinics.

3. (c) "Qualified and properly trained" as used in this subsection means that the person, in addition to the requisite training and skill, has any license or certification required by law in order to perform a specific task or procedure. A licensee may allow or direct a qualified and properly trained person, who is acting under the licensee's supervision, to perform a task or procedure that assists the chiropractor in making a diagnosis, prescribing a treatment plan or treating a patient if the performance of the task or procedure does not require the training of a chiropractor in order to protect the health or safety of a patient, such as:

   1. (1) taking the patient's medical history;
   2. (2) taking or recording vital signs;
   3. (3) performing radiologic procedures;
   4. (4) taking or recording range of motion measurements;
   5. (5) performing prescribed physical therapy modalities, procedures and activities;
   6. (6) demonstrating prescribed exercises or stretches for a patient; or
   7. (7) demonstrating proper uses of dispensed supports and devices.
4. (d) A licensee shall not allow or direct a person whose chiropractic license has been suspended or revoked to practice chiropractic in connection with the treatment of a patient of the licensee during the effective period of the suspension or upon revocation.

Source Note:The provisions of this §80.1 adopted to be effective April 8, 1996, 21 TexReg 2542; amended to be effective February 20, 2000, 25 TexReg 1105; amended to be effective October 15, 2000, 25 TexReg 10152; amended to be effective February 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 609.