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House Bill 972 |
House Author: Solomons et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 972 amends the Occupations Code to continue the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners until September 1, 2017. In addition to across-the-board sunset provisions, the bill includes provisions relating to the clarification of certain definitions, the scope of practice of chiropractic, fraud enforcement, and malpractice settlement procedures. House Bill 972 also increases the number of undergraduate semester hours required for a person to be licensed as a chiropractor, limits the number of times an applicant may take the exam for a license to practice chiropractic, and adds the offense of providing chiropractic treatment while intoxicated.