In this chapter:

1. (1) “Adjunctive services” means services which are preparatory or complementary to the practice of chiropractic. “Adjunctive services” include the taking and preparation of a preliminary patient history and providing physiotherapy treatment. “Adjunctive services” does not include making a chiropractic diagnosis, analyzing a diagnostic test, or performing a chiropractic adjustment.
2. (1g) “Massage therapy” or “bodywork therapy” has the meaning given in s. 460.01 (4), Stats.
3. (1r) “Physiotherapy treatment” means the therapeutic use of physical agents or means, including heat, cold, light, air, water, sound, electricity, massage therapy or bodywork therapy, and physical exercise with and without assistive devices, to treat or manage injury, disease, bodily defects, or bodily weaknesses.
4. (2) “Preliminary patient history” means the process of taking patient vitals and gathering baseline data regarding a patient, including the nature of the chief complaint, family history, and medical history. The “preliminary patient history” is intended to provide a starting point for further inquiry by the chiropractor into the patient’s condition.

History

History: Cr. Register, January, 1995, No. 469, eff. 2-1-95; CR 03-082: am. (1) and (2) Register July 2004 No. 583, eff. 8-1-04; 2017 Wis. Act 180: am. (3) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18; CR 17-010: am. (1), cr. (1g), (1r), am. (2), r. (3) Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18.