# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 43 — Board of Chiropractic Examiners

### Chapter 12 — Procedures for Clinical Demonstrations in Public Places

**Authority:** Health Occupations Article, §3-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: November 4, 1996 (23:22 Md. R. 1497)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03A amended effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2164)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .04 amended effective January 6, 2014 (40:26 Md. R. 2164)

**Administrative History:** Chapter and Subtitle renamed and recodified from COMAR 10.43.13 to COMAR 10.43.12, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Procedures for Clinical Demonstrations in Public Places, effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1446)

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.43.12.01*

This chapter governs all chiropractic clinical demonstrations in public places by licensed chiropractors in Maryland.

#### Regulation .02 Definitions.

*COMAR 10.43.12.02*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Chiropractic display facility” means an area where chiropractic procedures are demonstrated.

  (2) “Chiropractic procedure” means examinations, mensurations, analyses, evaluations, screenings, or clinical determinations related to the practice of chiropractic in a public place.

  (3) “Cursory postural screening” means a visualization, by a licensed chiropractor, of an individual's posture to detect possible structural deviations.

  (4) “Demonstration” means performing chiropractic procedures in public places.

#### Regulation .03 Chiropractic Demonstrations in Public Places.

*COMAR 10.43.12.03*

A. When performing chiropractic procedures in a public place, the chiropractor shall:

  (1) Prominently display the chiropractor's current license;

  (2) Provide adequate facilities for patients to disrobe in privacy;

  (3) Ensure that the patient is properly draped for examination; and

  (4) Maintain the privacy of the patient at all times.

B. The chiropractor may perform a cursory postural screening while the patient is fully clothed.

#### Regulation .04 Chiropractic Display Facilities in Public Places.

*COMAR 10.43.12.04*

For procedures that require partial or complete disrobing of the patient, the chiropractor shall ensure that the chiropractic display facility provides sufficient patient privacy.

#### Regulation .05 Prohibitions.

*COMAR 10.43.12.05*

An unlicensed individual may not perform chiropractic procedures in public places.

#### Regulation .06 Exceptions.

*COMAR 10.43.12.06*

This chapter does not preclude a salesperson from demonstrating chiropractic equipment during a convention or educational seminar.

#### Regulation .07 Penalty.

*COMAR 10.43.12.07*

The Board may initiate disciplinary proceedings, pursuant to Health Occupations Article, §3-313, Annotated Code of Maryland, against a chiropractor found in violation of this chapter.