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Statement of Scope
Chiropractic Examining Board
Rule No.:
Chir 10
Relating to:
Courses of study for and delegation to chiropractic technicians and chiropractic radiological technicians
Rule Type:
Permanent
1. Finding/nature of emergency (Emergency Rule only):
N/A
2. Detailed description of the objective of the proposed rule:
The objective of the proposed rule is to review and possibly update ch. Chir 10, related to courses of study for and delegation to chiropractic technicians and chiropractic radiological technicians.
3. Description of the existing policies relevant to the rule, new policies proposed to be included in the rule, and an analysis of policy alternatives:
Current rules specify the required course of study for certification as a chiropractic technician, the required course of study for certification as a chiropractic radiological technician, and the requirements for delegation of adjunctive and x-ray services to these technicians. The Board will review these requirements to determine if they are appropriate given the nature of the services a chiropractic technician and a chiropractic radiological technician may perform. Changes to the requirements may be proposed based on the Board’s review.
4. Detailed explanation of statutory authority for the rule (including the statutory citation and language):
Section 15.08 (5) (b), Stats., provides an examining board “shall promulgate rules for its own guidance and for the guidance of the trade or profession to which it pertains. . .”
Section 446.02 (7) (c), Stats., provides “[a] chiropractor who delegates the performance of a service that is adjunctive to the practice of chiropractic to a person who is not licensed under this chapter shall verify, according to standards and procedures established by the examining board by rule, that the person has adequate education, training and experience to perform the delegated service safely, and is responsible for that person’s performance of the delegated service.”
Section 446.025 (2) (a) 3., Stats., provides the Board shall certify as a chiropractic radiological technician an individual who, among other requirements, “[s]ubmits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the individual has completed a course of study approved by the examining board.”
Section 446.026 (2) (a) 3., Stats., provides the Board shall certify as a chiropractic technician an individual who, among other requirements, “[s]ubmits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that the individual has completed a course of study approved by the examining board.”
5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
State employees will spend approximately 80 hours developing this proposed rule.
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
The proposed rule may affect applicants for chiropractic radiological technician and chiropractic technician certification, chiropractors who delegate adjunctive and x-ray services and the technicians who are delegated those services, as well as sponsors and providers of the courses of study and didactic and clinical training programs enumerated under ss. Chir 10.015, 10.02, and 10.025.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
None.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
This rule is likely to have minimal to no economic impact on small businesses and the state’s economy as a whole.
Contact Person: Dale Kleven, Administrative Rules Coordinator, DSPSAdminRules@wisconsin.gov, (608) 261-4472
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