Nebraska Statutes 38-806. Chiropractic practice; persons excepted
The Chiropractic Practice Act shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-806
- An accredited college of chiropractic: means (1) one which is approved by the board, (2) a legally chartered college of chiropractic requiring for admission a diploma from an accredited high school or its equivalent and, beginning with students entering a college of chiropractic on or after January 1, 1974, at least two years credit from an accredited college or university of this or some other state, which requirement shall be regularly published in each prospectus or catalog issued by such institution, (3) one which conducts a clinic for patients in which its students are required to regularly participate in the care and adjustment of patients, (4) one giving instruction in anatomy, orthopedics, physiology, embryology, chemistry, pathology, health ecology, bacteriology, symptomatology, histology, spinal analysis, diagnosis, roentgenology, neurology, and principles and practice of chiropractic, and (5) one requiring an actual attendance for four college years totaling not less than four thousand hours. See Nebraska Statutes 38-803
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons and licensed osteopathic physicians who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective professions;
(2) Physicians who serve in the armed forces of the United States or the United States Public Health Service or who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agencies, if their practice is limited to that service or employment;
(3) Chiropractors licensed in another state when incidentally called into this state in consultation with a chiropractor licensed in this state; or
(4) Students enrolled in an accredited college of chiropractic when the services performed are a part of the course of study and are under the direct supervision of a licensed chiropractor.
Source
- Laws 1927, c. 167, § 77, p. 474;
- C.S.1929, § 71-1102;
- R.S.1943, § 71-178;
- Laws 1989, LB 342, § 14;
- Laws 1990, LB 1064, § 12;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-178;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 247.