Sec. 408.0045. REVIEW OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES    


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  • (a) This section applies to a chiropractor who performs chiropractic services under this title as:

    (1) a doctor performing peer review of chiropractic services;

    (2) a doctor performing a utilization review of a chiropractic service provided to an injured employee;

    (3) a doctor performing an independent review of a chiropractic service provided to an injured employee;

    (4) a designated doctor providing chiropractic services;

    (5) a doctor performing a required medical examination; or

    (6) a chiropractor serving as a member of the medical quality review panel.

    (b) A person described by Subsection (a) who reviews a chiropractic service provided in conjunction with a specific workers' compensation case must be licensed to engage in the practice of chiropractic.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1218 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1330 , Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2009.