§ 43-9-7.2 - Persons excepted from application of chapter - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 43-9-7.2 (2010)
43-9-7.2. Persons excepted from application of chapter

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting the practice, services, or activities of:

(1) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a doctor of chiropractic degree, postgraduate training, or training as a chiropractic assistant, which is approved by the board as provided for in this chapter, if such person is designated by a title indicating student status, is fulfilling clinical training requirements for the attainment of a degree or certificate, and is under the supervision of a chiropractor licensed under this chapter and approved by the board;

(2) Any person licensed to practice chiropractic in this or another state who is employed as a professor or instructor by a chiropractic school or college located in this state or who is enrolled in or teaching a course of study designed to develop chiropractic clinical skills when chiropractic activities are required as part of an educational program sponsored by a chiropractic school or college, as provided for in Code Section 43-9-7, or other educational program as may be approved by the board. Such practice shall be conducted under the supervision of a licensed chiropractor approved by the board. No such person shall be authorized to provide chiropractic services outside of the scope of the educational program and setting, nor shall such a person perform, or supervise the performance of, any chiropractic service provided on a fee-for-service basis without having first obtained a license in accordance with this chapter. The board shall have the authority to promulgate rules relative to such practice;

(3) A chiropractor licensed in good standing in any other state, territory, or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other nation or foreign jurisdiction if that person is employed or designated in their professional capacity by a sports or performing arts entity visiting the state for a specific sports or performing arts event subject to the following restrictions:

(A) A chiropractor's practice under this paragraph is limited to the members, coaches, and staff of the team or event for which that chiropractor is employed or designated, and such practice shall only occur at the designated venue of the event; and

(B) Any chiropractor practicing under the authority of this paragraph may utilize only those practices and procedures authorized by this chapter and approved by board rule; and

(4) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person from assisting a duly licensed chiropractor in the practices and procedures so authorized by this chapter, excluding the adjustment of the articulations of the human body, provided such person is under the direct order and supervision of a duly licensed doctor of chiropractic who is physically present in the facility or office.