No. SB 1524
Filed under Healthcare.
Practice of Chiropractic Medicine; Revising the definition of the term “practice of chiropractic medicine”; authorizing chiropractic physicians to possess, prescribe, and administer vitamins, nutrient preparations, homeopathic remedies, dietary supplements, and prescription epinephrine, by specified means; requiring chiropractic physicians to be certified by the Board of Chiropractic Medicine to administer by injection vitamins, nutrient preparations, homeopathic remedies, dietary supplements, and epinephrine, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDChiropractic physicians gain new authority to possess, prescribe, and inject vitamins, nutrient preparations, homeopathic remedies, and dietary supplements, though not through intravenous therapy, and this authority is not limited to emergencies.
They may also now order, store, and give prescription epinephrine through an autoinjector, but only for emergencies at their own office, joining the existing authority to give emergency oxygen.
None of this injecting can happen until the chiropractor is certified by the Board of Chiropractic Medicine, which requires at least 36 hours of training and passing a state-administered exam.
Licensed pharmacists gain new authority to fill, compound, or dispense these same substances whenever a certified chiropractic physician has written the prescription for a patient.
AIChiropractic physicians may now possess and prescribe vitamins, nutrient preparations, homeopathic remedies, and dietary supplements, and administer them by injection, where previously they could only administer non-injectable items like oxygen and topical anesthetics.
AIChiropractic physicians may now also order, store, and administer prescription epinephrine using an autoinjector delivery system for emergencies at their office, alongside the existing authority for emergency oxygen.
AIA chiropractic physician may not administer any of these substances, or epinephrine, by injection until certified by the Board of Chiropractic Medicine, an entirely new credentialing gate on the injection route specifically.
AITo become certified, a chiropractic physician must pass an exam that the Department of Health administers jointly with the Board of Chiropractic Medicine, on top of the required training hours.
AILicensed pharmacists gain new authority to fill, compound, or dispense prescriptions for vitamins, nutrient preparations, homeopathic remedies, and dietary supplements, but only when a certified chiropractic physician wrote them.