# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 43 — Board of Chiropractic Examiners

### Chapter 07 — Chiropractic Assistants

#### Regulation .06 Supervising Chiropractor Prohibited Acts.

*COMAR 10.43.07.06*

A. The supervising chiropractor may not:

  (1) Delegate responsibilities in any manner to anyone not holding supervising chiropractor status;

  (2) Leave the treatment area:

    (a) When treating a patient;

    (b) When a chiropractic applicant is treating a patient; or

    (c) During a chiropractic applicant’s 20-hour observation period;

  (3) Permit a chiropractic applicant to treat a patient without the presence of the supervising chiropractor in the treatment area; or

  (4) Be unavailable by phone call or text when a chiropractic assistant is treating an established patient with an established treatment program as set forth under Regulation .10B of this chapter.

B. The license of a licensee who violates this regulation shall be subject to the penalties set forth in COMAR 10.43.10.