S1254 • 2026

CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products.

What This Bill Does

CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products.

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Bill History

2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 43-22-5 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon(Cannon), Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Hill(Hill), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Pickett, Price, Rasor, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts(Batt), Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Bingham, Church, Crane(12), Crane(13), Egbert(Beazer), Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Haws, Healey, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter Absent – Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Weber, Wheeler Floor Sponsor - Redman Title apvd - to Senate
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Reported delivered to Governor at 5 p.m. on 04/02/26
2026-04-02 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by Governor on 04/10/26 Session Law Chapter 315 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-04-01 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-03-31 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read First Time, Referred to Business
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Lent Floor Sponsor - Anthon Title apvd - to House
2026-02-23 Idaho State Legislature
Retained on calendar
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-05 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
2026-02-04 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing

Official Summary Text

CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT – Amends existing law to clarify the existing right of persons licensed to practice chiropractic to prescribe certain prescription drug products.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
SENATE
SENATE
BILL
NO.
1254
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
THE
CHIROPRACTIC
PRACTICE
ACT;
PROVIDING
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT;
2
AMENDING
SECTION
54
-
716,
IDAHO
CODE,
REGARDING
THE
PRESCRIBING
OF
3
CERTAIN
PRESCRIPTION
DRUG
PRODUCTS;
AND
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PRO
-
4
VIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
Legislature
to
7
clarify
the
existing
right
of
persons
licensed
to
practice
chiropractic
in
8
this
state
to
prescribe
certain
prescription
drug
products.
9
SECTION
2.
That
Section
54
-
716,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
hereby
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
1
54
-
716.
ADMINISTERING
PRESCRIPTION
DRUG
PRODUCTS.
(1)
A
licensee
un
-
12
der
this
chapter
who
is
certified
in
clinical
nutrition
may
prescribe,
ob
-
13
tain
,
and
independently
administer,
during
chiropractic
practice,
the
fol
-
14
lowing
prescription
drug
products:
15
(a)
Vitamins:
16
(i)
Vitamin
A;
17
(ii)
All
B
vitamins;
and
18
(iii)
Vitamin
C;
19
(b)
Minerals:
20
(i)
Ammonium
molybdate;
21
(ii)
Calcium;
22
(iii)
Chromium;
23
(iv)
Copper;
24
(v)
Iodine;
25
(vi)
Magnesium;
26
(vii)
Manganese;
27
(viii)
Potassium;
28
(ix)
Selenium;
29
(x)
Sodium;
and
30
(xi)
Zinc;
31
(c)
Fluids:
32
(i)
Dextrose;
33
(ii)
Lactated
ringers;
34
(iii)
Plasma
lyte;
35
(iv)
Saline;
and
36
(v)
Sterile
water;
37
(d)
Epinephrine;
and
38
(e)
Oxygen
for
use
during
an
emergency
or
allergic
reaction.
39
(2)
The
prescription
drug
products
listed
in
subsection
(1)
of
this
40
section
may
be
administered
through
oral,
topical,
intravenous,
intramuscu
-
41

2
lar
or
subcutaneous
routes.
The
route
of
administration
and
dosing
shall
be
1
in
accordance
with
the
product's
labeling
as
approved
by
the
federal
food
and
2
drug
administration
or
with
the
manufacturer's
instructions.
3
(3)
The
prescription
drug
products
listed
in
subsection
(1)
of
this
4
section
shall
be
obtained
from
a
wholesale
distributor,
manufacturer,
phar
-
5
macy
or
outsourcing
facility
licensed
under
chapter
17,
title
54,
Idaho
6
Code.
7
(4)
No
vitamin
or
mineral
may
be
compounded,
as
defined
in
section
8
54
-
1704,
Idaho
Code,
by
a
chiropractic
physician.
A
compounded
drug
product
9
containing
two
(2)
or
more
of
the
approved
vitamins
or
minerals
shall
be
ob
-
10
tained
for
office
use
from
either
an
outsourcing
facility
or
a
compounding
1
1
pharmacy
licensed
under
chapter
17,
title
54,
Idaho
Code.
12
(5)
Nothing
herein
would
remove
or
impact
the
ability
of
a
chiropractic
13
physician
who
does
not
obtain
a
clinical
nutrition
certification
to
continue
14
to
utilize
nonprescriptive
nutritional
supplements.
15
SECTION
3.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
16
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
17
July
1,
2026.
18