Recently I was privileged to represent the Illinois Chiropractic Society at a meeting of the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys(NACA). This spirited group of attorneys includes various state association counsel, together with other attorneys whose interests are aligned with those of chiropractic physicians across the U.S. and beyond. The group meets regularly to share information about legal and legislative issues affecting the chiropractic profession.
These sessions always point to the uniquely wide practice scope enjoyed by Illinois chiropractic physicians. As information is shared among the participating attorneys, the stories reflect that D.C.s in many other states are limited in the services they may render. Doctors of chiropractic in many jurisdictions do not benefit from the physician status granted to our doctors in Illinois. One of our most important functions at the ICS is to vigilantly monitor and protect chiropractic’s legal status in this state. The ICS has introduced many pieces of legislation to clarify and guard our physician status, and we have often initiated revisions to language in other bills that would be harmful to the profession and to chiropractic patients.
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