New York S 5860: Relates to modernizing the chiropractic scope of practice; repealer

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S05860 Summary:

BILL NOS05860C

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SAME ASSAME AS A04706-C

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSRMURRAY, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §6556, amd §§6551, 6552, 6553, 6554 & 6555, add §§6556 & 6557, Ed L

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Expands the scope of chiropractic practice.

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BILL NOS05860C

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/21/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/21/2025PRINT NUMBER 5860A

06/04/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

06/04/2025PRINT NUMBER 5860B

06/10/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/10/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1755

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/19/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/19/2026PRINT NUMBER 5860C

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5860--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, MURRAY, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher
 Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to modernizing the
 chiropractic scope of practice; and to repeal certain provisions of
 such law relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 6551 of the education law, as added by chapter 987
 2 of the laws of 1971, paragraphs a and b of subdivision 2 as amended by
 3 chapter 450 of the laws of 1983, and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter
 4 683 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 6551. Definition of practice of chiropractic. 1. The practice of
 6 the profession of chiropractic is defined as [detecting and correcting
 7 by manual or mechanical means structural imbalance, distortion, or
 8 subluxations in the human body for the purpose of removing nerve inter-
 9 ference and the effects thereof, where such interference is the result
 10 of or related to distortion, misalignment or subluxation of or in the
 11 vertebral column. 2.] the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, detection
 12 and/or correction by manual, mechanical or other means, subluxations in
 13 the vertebral column and other articulations and the effects thereof;
 14 and/or the ability to treat soft tissue or neuromusculoskeletal dysfunc-
 15 tion for the restoration and maintenance of health.
 16 2. a. The practice of chiropractic includes physical and functional
 17 examination of patients, health assessments, analysis, or to give

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05767-09-6

 S. 5860--C 2

 1 consultation, advice, recommendations and counseling regarding anatomy,
 2 physiology, neurology, wellness and health optimization by any means of
 3 communication, the use of x-ray and diagnostic imaging studies using
 4 ionizing and non-ionizing imaging methods, adjustment, mobilization,
 5 manipulation, traction, and decompression, and other procedures consist-
 6 ing of but not limited to, heat, cold, light, air, water, sound, elec-
 7 tricity, massage, manual therapies, therapeutic exercise with or without
 8 assistive devices. Chiropractors may use diagnostic clinical laboratory
 9 methods directly related to the diagnosis and monitoring of neuromuscu-
 10 loskeletal conditions, including those assessing nutritional or metabol-
 11 ic factors that impact musculoskeletal health, as approved by the
 12 department.
 13 b. Chiropractic examination, diagnostic and treatment methods may al