Indiana House Bill 1512

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We just received a copy of the Indiana House Bill 1512 - Physical Therapy

Practice Act (includes direct access). There was an amendment to the bill

after the chiropractic bill failed. The amendment reads as follows:

A person may manually manipulate, manually adjust, or manually mobilize the

spinal column or the vertebral column of an individual only if the person

is:

(1) a chiropractor who has been issued a license under this chapter;

(2) a physician who has been issued an unlimited license to practice

medicine under IC 25-22.5; or

(3) an osteopathic physician who has been issued a license to practice

medicine under IC 25-22.5.

A person may not delegate the manual manipulation, manual adjustment, or

manual mobilization of the spinal column or the vertebral column of an

individual to another person, unless the other person is:

(1) licensed chiropractor under this chapter;

(2) licensed as a physician with an unlimited license to practice

osteopathic medicine under IC 25-22.5;

(3) licensed as an osteopathic physician with a license to practice

osteopathic medicine under IC 25-22.5;

(4) a student in the final year of course work at an accredited

chiropractic school participating in a preceptorship program

and working under the direct supervision of a chiropractor

licensed under this chapter; or

(5) a graduate of a chiropractic school who holds a valid temporary

permit issued under section 5.5 if this chapter.

If you have concerns regarding this amendment as we do (I have one

certified manual therapist on staff), the contact people at IPTA are:

IPTA President - ine Flesch

Practice Committee - Kay Solon

Legislator - Carol Hoyermann .

I will be happy to fax the bill to anyone interested. You can e-mail me

directly at Lorie_Ailor@...

Thanks,

Lorie Ailor, MS,OTR

Division Director, Rehab Services

Lutheran Hospital of Indiana

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