Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-30-1 — § 5-30-1. "Chiropractic medicineâ€� defined.

Rhode Island·Title 5 Businesses and Professions·Ch. 5-30 Chiropractic Physicians

§ 5-30-1. "Chiropractic medicineâ€� defined.

For the purpose of this chapter, the practice of "chiropractic medicine� is defined as the science and art of mechanical and material healing as follows: the employment of a system of palpating and adjusting the articulations of the human spinal column and its appendages, by hand and electro-mechanical appliances, and the employment of corrective orthopedics and dietetics for the elimination of the cause of disease; provided, that chiropractic physicians may not write prescriptions for drugs for internal medication nor practice major surgery as defined in chapter 37 of this title.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1923, ch. 159, § 14; P.L. 1927, ch. 1067, § 1; P.L. 1931, ch. 1781, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 275, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 5-30-1; P.L. 2000, ch. 347, § 1.

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