Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

Chiropractic physicians are entitled to the same services of the laboratories of the department of health and other institutions; are subject to the same duties and liabilities; and are entitled to the same rights and privileges in their professional calling pertaining to public …

Annually, during the month of October in each year, every person granted a certificate to practice chiropractic medicine shall register his or her name, address, and place of business with the division of professional regulation of the department of health. The division shall kee…

(a) The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, after notice and a hearing, in its discretion refuse to grant the certificate provided for in this chapter to any chiropractic physician if the applicant has not furnished satisfactory evidence that he o…

Any person aggrieved by any decision or ruling of the director of the department of health, or of the division of professional regulation, in regard to any of the provisions of this chapter, may appeal to the superior court in the manner provided for in chapter 35 of title 42.

The administrator of the division of professional regulation shall collect all fees for the division under the provisions of this chapter, and shall remit those fees to the general treasurer monthly. Under no circumstances shall any fee be returned. Members of the board of chirop…

No chiropractic physician may directly or indirectly receive payment, reimbursement, compensation, or fee for a referral to any clinical laboratory. A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be punished by imprisonment for not…

Except as expressly provided in this chapter, all provisions of chapter 37 of this title apply to the practice of chiropractic medicine, and to persons practicing chiropractic medicine within the state.

The proceeds of any fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues.

The state board of chiropractic examiners shall make any rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to the practice of chiropractic medicine. Any member of the board has power to administer oaths …

No person may practice chiropractic medicine or any of its branches without a certificate issued under the authority of this chapter, which certificate has not been suspended or revoked as provided in this chapter, and without registering annually, as provided by § 5-30-12. No on…

Any person violating any of the provisions of § 5-30-3 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a first offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), or imprisonment for three (3) months, …

Complaints for the violation of the provisions of § 5-30-3 may be made by the administrator of the division of professional regulation, or by any authorized agent, and they are exempt from giving surety for costs on any complaint made as stated in this section.

Every person desiring to begin the practice of chiropractic medicine, except as provided in this chapter, shall present satisfactory evidence to the division of professional regulation of the department of health that he or she is more than twenty-three (23) years of age; of good…

The division of professional regulation of the department of health may, at its discretion, dispense with the examination of any chiropractic physician authorized to practice chiropractic medicine in any other state, and who has been practicing his or her profession in that state…

(a) Every person desiring to practice physiotherapy in addition to chiropractic medicine and who completed a course of four (4) years, of eight (8) months each, in some school of chiropractic medicine approved by the division of professional regulation of the department of health…

With the exception of vertebral palpation and adjusting which is by demonstration, the examination provided for in § 5-30-6 to determine the applicant’s qualification to practice chiropractic medicine shall be in writing, and it shall be given in any subjects that the division of…