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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 26, 2023 10:18 AM |
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| From: | Representative John A. Lawrence |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | COSPONSOR MEMO - Amending the Chiropractic Practice Act Regarding Delegation of Duties |
| Colleagues – In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation to amend the Chiropractic Practice Act (Act 188 of 1986) to clarify requirements chiropractors must follow when delegating an activity or duty to in-office supportive personnel. Existing law authorizes chiropractors to delegate in-office activities to unlicensed supportive personnel, provided the activities or duties don’t require the knowledge or skill of a chiropractor and they are performed under direct on-premises supervision. However, the statute doesn’t establish any standards for what activities or duties may be delegated. Seizing on this lack of clarity in existing law, a recent court decision (State Farm vs Cavoto) greatly limited the ability of chiropractors to delegate. If you speak with a local chiropractor, they will tell you that the Cavoto case greatly impacted their ability to provide patient care. This legislation will bring clarity to chiropractic practice by establishing the role of Certified Chiropractic Assistant to handle specific duties to ensure clarity on roles and responsibilities. This proposal has the support of the Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association. I would appreciate your support and cosponsorship. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and material from all computers. |
Introduced as HB630