Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-43.12 - [Effective until 6/19/2024] Chiropractic assistants
The requirements of this rule shall become effective on July 1, 2009.
(1)
Supervisory
responsibilities of the chiropractic physician.
a. The supervising chiropractic physician
shall ensure at all times that the chiropractic assistant has the necessary
training and skills as required by these rules to competently perform the
delegated services.
b. The
supervising chiropractic physician may delegate services to a chiropractic
assistant that are within the scope of practice of the chiropractic physician
in a manner consistent with these rules. Violation of these rules shall be
grounds for discipline under 645-Chapter 45.
c. A chiropractic physician shall not
delegate to the chiropractic assistant the following:
(1)Services outside the chiropractic
physician's scope of practice;
(2)Initiation, alteration, or termination of
chiropractic treatment programs;
(3)
Chiropractic manipulation and
adjustments;
(4)Diagnosis of a
condition.
d. A
supervising chiropractic physician shall ensure that a chiropractic assistant
is informed of the supervisor and chiropractic assistant relationship and is
responsible for all services performed by the chiropractic assistant.
(2)
Education requirements
for chiropractic assistants.
a. The
supervising chiropractic physician shall ensure that a chiropractic assistant
has completed a chiropractic assistant training program. A chiropractic
assistant training program shall include training and instruction on the use of
chiropractic physiotherapy procedures related to services to be provided by the
chiropractic assistant. Any chiropractic assistant training program shall be
provided by an approved CCE-accredited chiropractic college or a chiropractic
state association.
b. Chiropractic
assistants performing active chiropractic physiotherapy procedures are required
to complete 12 hours of instruction, of which 6 hours shall be clinical
experience under the supervision of the chiropractic physician.
c. Chiropractic assistants performing passive
chiropractic physiotherapy procedures are required to complete 12 hours of
instruction, of which 6 hours shall be clinical experience under the
supervision of the chiropractic physician.
d. If both paragraphs"b" and
"c" apply, then 12 hours of instruction for active
chiropractic physiotherapy procedures and 12 hours of instruction for passive
chiropractic physiotherapy procedures shall be required for a total of 24 hours
of instruction.
e. The supervising
chiropractic physician shall provide a written attestation to the chiropractic
college that the chiropractic assistant has completed the clinical experience.
The college shall issue a separate certificate of completion for the active or
passive chiropractic training program as defined in paragraphs "b,"
"c" and "d" of this subrule.
f. The chiropractic physician shall maintain
in the chiropractic physician's primary place of business proof of the
chiropractic assistant's completion of the training program. Copies of such
documents shall be provided to the board upon request.
Notes
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