Chiropractors: animal chiropractic practitioners.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's exact requirements for registration and specific regulations are not detailed in the provided official source material.

Chiropractors: Animal Chiropractic Practitioners

The bill requires chiropractors to be registered with the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and meet certain requirements before they can practice animal chiropractic without supervision by a veterinarian.

What This Bill Does

• Requires animal chiropractic practitioners to be registered with the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
• Specifies that a chiropractor must hold a certificate from one of specified entities to practice animal chiropractic without supervision by a veterinarian.
• Establishes conditions and requirements for practicing animal chiropractic, including compliance with board regulations and consultation with the Veterinary Medical Board.
• Makes an animal chiropractic practitioner exempt from certain parts of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.

Who It Names or Affects

• Chiropractors who want to treat animals without supervision by a veterinarian
• The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Terms To Know

Animal chiropractic practitioner

A person licensed to perform chiropractic care on animals.

Veterinary Medical Board

The agency that regulates veterinarians and veterinary practices in California.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify the exact requirements for registration with the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
• Requires state consultation but does not detail specific regulations to be adopted by the board.
• The bill has passed both chambers but its final status and effective date are pending.

Official Summary Text

SB 687, as introduced, Ochoa Bogh.
Chiropractors: animal chiropractic practitioners.
Existing law, the Chiropractic Act, enacted by an initiative measure, provides for the licensure and regulation of chiropractors by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor.
Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of veterinarians and the practice of veterinary medicine by the Veterinary Medical Board.
This bill would prohibit a chiropractor who is not under the supervision of a veterinarian from practicing animal chiropractic, as defined, without being registered as an animal chiropractic practitioner by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and satisfying certain requirements, including holding a certificate from one of specified entities, unless otherwise specified by the board. The bill would specify
that the board shall establish requirements for registration and would establish conditions and requirements for practicing animal chiropractic. The bill would require an animal chiropractic practitioner to comply with regulations of the board applicable to chiropractors, would authorize the board to adopt regulations necessary to implement the bill’s provisions, and would require the board, if adopting specified regulations, to consult with the Veterinary Medical Board, including regulations regarding standards of medicine or care for an animal. The bill would make an animal chiropractic practitioner exempt from the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.
By expanding the scope of a crime under the Chiropractic Initiative Act, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Current Bill Text

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