A person licensed under ch. 446, Stats., may engage in the practice of chiropractic. A license to practice chiropractic does not authorize the license holder to engage in practice beyond the scope of the practice of chiropractic. Practice beyond the scope of the practice of chiropractic includes all of the following:

1. (1m) The use of any instrument in the practice of chiropractic to diagnose, analyze, treat, or prevent the cause of departure from complete health and proper condition of the patient, which is not employed or applied in accordance with the principles and techniques of chiropractic science.
2. (2m) Any practice system, analysis, method, or protocol that does not include the competent assessment, evaluation, or diagnosis of the condition to be treated before beginning treatment.
3. (3) Any practice system, analysis, method, or protocol that relies upon diagnostic methods that are not generally recognized or accepted within the profession or do not have scientific validity.
4. (4) Any practice system, analysis, method, or protocol that is represented as a means of attaining spiritual growth, spiritual comfort, or spiritual well-being.

History

History: Cr. Register, December, 1984, No. 348, eff. 1-1-85; r. and recr. Register, October, 1989, No. 406, eff. 11-1-89; cr. (2) (e), Register, January, 1992, No. 433, eff. 2-1-92; am. (2) (b), Register, May, 1992, No. 437, eff. 6-1-92; cr. (2) (f), (g), (h), Register, February 1995, No. 470, eff. 3-1-95; am. (2) (f) to (h), Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99; am. (1) (a), (b) 1., 2., 3., (c), (2) (a) and (b), Register, September, 1999, No. 525, eff. 10-1-99; CR 03-082: am. (1) (b) 3. Register July 2004 No. 583, eff. 8-1-04; CR 06-051: am. (1) (d) Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; 2017 Wis. Act 180: renum. (1) (b) 3. to (1) (b) 3. (intro.), cr. (1) (b) 3. a., b., Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18; CR 18-071: r. (1) (title), renum. (1) (intro.) to (intro.) and am., r. (1) (a) to (d), (2) (intro.), (a) to (d), renum. (2) (e) (intro.) to (1m) and am., r. (2) (e) 1., renum. (2) (f) to (h) to (2m) to (4) and am. Register December 2019 No. 768, eff. 1-1-20.