The state chiropractic board may establish a code of ethics that applies to chiropractors and their practice of chiropractic and acupuncture under this chapter. The board may establish the code of ethics by creating its own code of ethics or by adopting a code of ethics created by a state or federal organization that represents the interests of chiropractors. If a code of ethics is established, the board shall maintain current copies of the code of ethics for distribution on request.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4734.16

  • practice of chiropractic: means utilization of the relationship between the musculo-skeletal structures of the body, the spinal column, and the nervous system in the restoration and maintenance of health, in connection with which patient care is conducted with due regard for first aid, hygienic, nutritional, and rehabilitative procedures and the specific vertebral adjustment and manipulation of the articulations and adjacent tissues of the body. See Ohio Code 4734.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

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