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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 17. BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS |
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Chapter 17-48. CHIROPRACTIC |
Section 17-4899. DEFINITIONS
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4899.1 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Act—The District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1201.01 et seq. (2007 Repl.)).
Ancillary—any physiotherapy procedure used on a patient prior to, and complimentary to, receiving a chiropractic treatment.
Applicant—A person applying for a license to practice chiropractic or certification to practice ancillary procedures under this chapter.
Board—The D.C. Board of Chiropractic, established by § 216 of the Health Occupations Revision Act, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.16 (2007 Repl.)).
CAT scan—A diagnostic, medical, radiological scan in which cross-sectional images of a part of the body are formed through computerized axial tomography and shown on a computer screen.
Chiropractic Preceptor—Any person licensed as a doctor of chiropractic in the District of Columbia who is approved by the Board to supervise chiropractic students in the performance of chiropractic at a location other than the premises of the chiropractic college in which the student is enrolled.
Chiropractor—A person licensed to practice chiropractic under the Health Occupations Revision Act, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1205.01 et seq. (2007 Repl.)).
MRI—An imaging technique that uses electromagnetic radiation to obtain images of the body's soft tissues by subjecting the body to a powerful magnetic field, allowing tiny signals from atomic nuclei to be detected and then processed and converted into images by a computer.
NBCE—The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Physiotherapy—Any external modality that the chiropractor uses on a patient before receiving a chiropractic adjustment or manipulation, that creates a physiological change in the human tissue condition, and that contributes to the overall improvement of the condition for which the patient is being treated.
Spinal adjustment or manipulation—A specific thrust applied to a subluxated vertebra utilizing parts of the vertebra and contiguous structures as levers to directionally correct that particular articular malposition, and thus influencing neural integrity in that area.
Subluxation—A complex of functional or structural changes that occur in the spinal column that compromises neural integrity and thus may influence organ system function and general health.
Supervision—Having a licensed District of Columbia chiropractor in the same office on a continuous basis while the assistant is on duty. The supervising chiropractor should be immediately available for delegated acts that the chiropractic assistant performs. Telecommunication is insufficient for supervision purposes or as a means for directing delegated acts.