By Janek H.B. No. 1977 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the practice of chiropractic. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 1, Chapter 94, Acts of the 51st 1-5 Legislature, Regular Session, 1949, (Article 4512b, Vernon's Texas 1-6 Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 1. (a) A person shall be regarded as practicing 1-8 chiropractic within the meaning of this Act if the person: 1-9 (1) analyzes, examines, or evaluates the vertebral 1-10 column, pelvis and musculoskeletal system for misalignments, 1-11 subluxations, aberrant motion and/or function for the purpose of 1-12 treating the various components of the vertebral subluxation 1-13 complex. 1-14 (2) performs non-invasive procedures in order to 1-15 improve the vertebral subluxation complex or other musculoskeletal 1-16 conditions to improve the vertebral subluxation complex. 1-17 (3) holds himself out to the public as a chiropractor 1-18 or uses the term "chiropractor," "chiropractic," "doctor of 1-19 chiropractic," "D.C." or any derivative of those terms in 1-20 connection with his name. The use of "physician" or "chiropractic 1-21 physician" is prohibited. 1-22 (b) the practice of chiropractic shall not be construed to 1-23 include invasive or surgical procedures, prescribing controlled or 2-1 dangerous drugs, or the diagnosis or treatment of any illness, 2-2 injury or defect of the following human organ systems: 2-3 1. Cardiovascular system 2-4 2. Respiratory system 2-5 3. Genitourinary system 2-6 4. Musculoskeletal system involving structures not 2-7 contiguous to the vertebral axis. 2-8 5. Central Nervous system involving structures 2-9 cephalad to the vertebral axis. 2-10 6. Immunologic or hematopoietic systems 2-11 7. Endocrine system 2-12 8. Gynecologic system 2-13 (c) For suspected illnesses, injuries or defects of the 2-14 aforementioned organ systems, the chiropractor shall have the 2-15 authority to refer a patient to an allopathic or osteopathic 2-16 physician. 2-17 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-22 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-23 passage, and it is so enacted.