Persons deemed engaged in practice of chiropractic

65-2871. Persons deemed engaged in practice of chiropractic. For the purpose of this act the following persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of chiropractic: (a) Persons who examine, analyze and diagnose the human living body, and its diseases by the use of any physical, thermal or manual method and use the X-ray diagnosis and analysis taught in any accredited chiropractic school or college and (b) persons who adjust any misplaced tissue of any kind or nature, manipulate or treat the human body by manual, mechanical, electrical or natural methods or by the use of physical means, physiotherapy (including light, heat, water or exercise), or by the use of foods, food concentrates, or food extract, or who apply first aid and hygiene, but chiropractors are expressly prohibited from prescribing or administering to any person medicine or drugs in materia medica, or from performing any surgery, as hereinabove stated, or from practicing obstetrics. History: L. 1957, ch. 343, § 71; L. 1976, ch. 273, § 32; February 13. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Legislative Review of Examining and Licensing Functions of State Boards and Commissions," Stanley D. Elofson, 7 W.L.J. 307, 311 (1968). "Reconsidering the Regulation of Health Professionals in Kansas," Lisa E. Bartra, 5 Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y, No. 3, 155, 158, 171 (1996). Attorney General's Opinions: Doctors of chiropractic cannot use the term "chiropractic physician." 87-42. Persons deemed engaged in practice of chiropractic. 89-91 Manual manipulation utilized in chiropractic not within scope of practice of medicine and surgery. 96-12. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. State recognizes practice of chiropractic as one of the healing arts. Taylor v. Maxwell, 197 Kan. 509, 511, 419 P.2d 822. 2. Acupuncture does not constitute surgery and is not prohibited in the practice of chiropractic. Acupuncture Society of Kansas v. Kansas Bd. of Healing Arts, 226 Kan. 639, 643, 645, 646, 647, 602 P.2d 1311. 3. Chiropractor who intravenously administered laetrile violated healing arts act; license revocation upheld. Kansas State Board of Healing Arts v. Burwell, 5 Kan. App. 2d 357, 359, 360, 361, 616 P.2d 1084. 4. Whether damage award based on chiropractor's expert testimony was based on sufficient evidence examined. McKissick v. Frye, 255 Kan. 566, 592, 876 P.2d 1371 (1994). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026