**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY** **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



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“*Tb:is re;cort owoun8 John 506 oil iuatkl T8x66, treeting ?or ubom I hsva bee5

the paat tro moatha. 

### *'Hia aundltlm ~8s aat+teedby 

### nn 15Jury, **r404lvad** ***hilo, wor&ln~**  **in** Iubbook, Tazas. nhlah **8ffeated the**  **.Lhom** 11118Usolnt ¶xld,aairplaoswlt or tile 

### ~fourth ad IVth lansbof **vartobbrao. Thir**  **d6@lO4ZI4Prmt** aawed -*em pnlll in lomor port of b+aak

### nndlee. n'm &arrml~aodmverol dry8 3.n sahaol and 

### 1sstill ua$ar ny traat.wont, an4 If11 eontinm raF two or three S64t6 lOlt@Br. I'ho treatment ~111 ~rcbvont futnm traqbl.4 thst oould asuso **hb lot%**  **Of tPBUu6.** 

****::4 hsv6**  **(rllvsn hlz**  Csitiasrn **ah** CIltira-'Jlolotr6y and have adjusted the vutobrao k Saaro4lllso arisplaoodnt sna hs,bi ro6pooding very alooly.'"

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.. AZ tie the of tha inJpr* or ILUCZO3latelp tbermftor, ip aooesasry, tho araplo co s&II hwa the right to ob+l i.cuny 6taiLPbL physlolan or 3ur8mon to adrriairita~ first-aid trostmont **on zwy**  **be raasonab~~**  n4ass6uy at the expsnre of the .'.saoalation.* ?b6 2ootf.s doala ~l.tb tbo iaubjeat of nealoal aid, horgltsl aozviaso and aaadlolrw

**,** and **4p4aifl4allp roquiror**  thet *durky the flrme four week4 of the InJ

**“ x** **’** usting ***on tbc**  date ot'lto Wliction, t&r **Csroalntica** eha 1 !'imMb roasonebla $a8iwil aid, hospifal ?Mrvioss .mnd zm¶ioitisr. **Duuri~ ‘** **the** tocrtLi ar any subsequent watt, ug&x 0 plloatiJn E Of the **ntt6pdi5R** j?&%faitNi aiWbif'yi.Ii~ tfB **MOOS*** .ty **there** Far to the ?hard an$ to tha ;iaaoolation, kho Ba6H 6&6y author-lze eddltlonal mCiaa1 ettpntion not to 

### emsed one (1) rwk, udlasu eat the and of suoh addltisorll week the attendlog ghyaiolen 8hal.l 

### oetrtlfy to the neoeaaity Sor smtber ueok of nod&ml attention or so xubh tkamof 

### 00 nay be amdeed, but In no erent 

### ahsll mob sedloal **attention** be eutborlzed **for** a period loqy~r than nlmtty**OR.** (31) days fr~31 date, **Of** injw.



### .T&eprovision for first-aid 

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### htmaaeprovislop. ur4GhooLdbe llber1111~**oonstrurd to**  

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“The seaoad propocrltlon 3~ that whore neoesaary at thitkne **or** Chatin&ry, or immdlbtely 

### theresiStor, the azaployae sbll hat* the rl&t to oall la mr naUabl0 

### phyulalwi to crdzMl8ter itim-rid trosf ntan4ab play bo temonobly aewass~r~ **et** 

### the oxpnae 

### ef,tha haimc~4ion. 

### T&J prcpoaltioas4ktrs eioor,rect 

### prlnofpl.0 of 

### law, but baa no tlpplioatlan to this ame, uador **4he feats**  **found br**  **the trial**  **court.*** 

### (Emphslroorr) frt Federal En~erwriterr Exoheqe v* Sl.mpboa, 137 s. X. 132, p. 138, **tbo** 

### ~aourtrayw:

*The ttatatb L l l **doe6**

### require xiuoh notloo to bo 

### glrea the inawr, 

### that it 

### ~~o~~~p~~~~*~~~~~~~~~- llebli ror first aid trrrstmeat after in**jury** 

### prommad by tho tmplof8e. **xkdretiti~; ssttini:**  **by** (I physiolas al Y badly brokm arm oowm 

### althinthir **o&toGory and** tha 

### reosomablo

erjmam inoarred **br the**  

### omploymo for 

### the4**pur~o56** war all th8t tha jud@mt aJ.Mwed."

St **id true**  **the Statu4o**  **being** 

### oonaider6d was 011’ noted **by** the **46tb** 

### tspl818turo (lOs9)~ and tba Chiropraotlo

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- :ea. 3. **Zblto~rastio la**  d%f **liza.: ta**  te 5~ s*ihnae cf~xxlyzlnp. ,xid rrdjustlne the 6rtIoulatIma of the hrrrrsoq&al aAu xl l &ad its wnnectin~ tfaauea. 

## nitbout the use 

## or drugs or surfyery. Cblropraotic !&all irr no **aeaao** bo snatruod 

### or deifz4d UStraatweat **or** attotr,tsd trestaest of patienta **by** we of **uurgery.or** medioiao. St la hereby docla~sd the purpose of the Xegisloture to **aaku** aa daf!aite tba dlatlaotIc;n betweon 

### Ctiiro:resetIa and other noionoes as .tks d.!Stfn&iOu tlUtUt38A

3jenth?tty and %odi+r,

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### oblropreotor shall **trcth** aa3 pstlpnt for sny isth3xit dr ilheoe Y*- aegt ty ol,~rojwotio RSt&t tam la here&i %eilce& **~rovidad** that It shall **be** e rlolatlon of thla Aot 

### rot any poraon lloenaod hereunder to treet.any parson rot InfeatIoc~ or aoa4ugIoua ilIaesaoa or 

### to sn.g~(rsIn 

### then **3tf4OtiO4 Of**  **Ei8diOine. ”**  **Y&w,** that 

### obIroj7rsotIos **am aut!3orizsd**  **by** law to 

### trWt **My** &Ultibllt **02 Un**  SfhlWt **OS ’**  **ilbJS?~ iU**  **thS.paM4~** 

### dmsorlbwlIn t&odO4,tfl et Aat **beoomea**

a **prt** of **the** @amsl lrro, aad is **to be**  read, **oonntruad** sad aypliad in the II@ht 

### crfthat 

### gemrd law, sad the 

### @mur81 l.tr 1IkemIso la **to be**  **oomtrucd** In the lI&t ot both ieta.

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### been **o&lad In**  **3 06s~** qhere **it in**  **raaaonebly** necsazary for firstwb10 treataant or UDln:umtd 4aployae. the sxprase thereof is grsEerly ohszgeablo to the ;.s$oolat1oa&. EO

### bra sod Ioat rule o(ril~ **ba** atuttd, **but W&WO**  **%hO 4Az3pl.2yer**  aurlers (111 **injurer** Orf00ttin( the s>inai aoluam and Its OOnaSOtlngbIacaue8, of auoh 

### m!qnltude 88 **rtuaoaablp** to raqu3re piok trestnieati, be MS 6ell 8 ohJsopraot.ic. Cn the other 

### head, ahare he 

### Suffbra so injury deimndloe SJWOdp abdloel 

### or sur~~oal~ tre~tiwnt, he abould aell a Wdloal doeter w auqeea. Thus, sulfaring a aoald, a out, or 8

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broren 8nm, ho mouid zot b4 ju4tUled in aalling a of;lroyraotor; 

### *hWQ4S* lr the Injury usa t3the l pl.rlal 0olum 

## it,mr, or its oomdet.13~ tIaaud4, he 

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### :c*tifIed Ii; cdlln~ a zhlropsator, no* s~eolfIoally **astiwrized** to treat aush parta of the huzon anatomy by 

## the **oystezi**

## ot enalgzlng 

## enaadjuatlap: theos 

### gart8.

-The intention of the LealsUture in 

## cnooting Z0Z!iYZ&&* X 18 wrilratly 

### obvious that the 9 la&laturo in euthorlzlrig an in**Jured srspfoyro**  **upon reoslrlzq**  **aa 1n)tn-y**  **to or11**  **Ii: my**  mailable 

### pky~lcien to **sdminlstu** firat-ai6 treot;ent **as** 

### my tmramoa4bly aooeyary, 

### w48 4nl is upon bumaM Qrlacirl44, to cnrrble ocoh In&3rrd employ44 to hare forthwith the bftnera 

## 4r tra4ti3ent from any ~raatiotlonor rrsllrklo,~ uhutbar oueti ~reotlstloorr bo teoJanio4lly 4 **prsotiotionat** 

## 0r !:&dlains, 0r 4uqery, 

## 0r o4tuopethy, or abi~rup~4ati03. **2m-o is**  **zothib~ LI**  the **history at**  tbc I.ct **neitlwr** la there **anything** 

### In tbd oontart 

## thataor, to 

# fndlQat* in tha least thnt the 

### Le~irl&turo **awka lrr**  **b&a- ot~any**  **sahwl** ot za~dfqfde or 

### tre4tauht othir thsa, 

## or 00~44, 4 graatiofioner 4uthcrlzed **by** 14s to treat aml t0 oharee therefor. **?!A***Le&nlotum **was not**  **dealin& ai$h**  

### the **aybjsot** OSthsrtaputiss ar bmli3&, **but** that ot Ilrst **ttld to**  111injllmd eqilQy40 % 

### rhftt*ver 8ahool or 4yst4a tit14a4m is **reo3orad,,U** 

### au8 **trsatnant** be euthorl?sd,by law. Gny **other. ouastructim**  wald **be**

### nprraro&de~et~**rutitersiv8** 

### of the 

### 696 4opOht by 

### the i’et.

Yhe ..:'orkmn*& cosponaatisn .Lot spiks ~ros~ctlvslY, ana its >rovisloa ia tha reap6ot b4&q 

### aonslasred $4 

### appllasble 

### to the aI+&atic?r st the ti;se sir. 

### SIB is setually 

## ~~4aea. in hozaly ;:k>ase, th6 Le&lstISo be4 **outhSrFiZed** tkr) 

## injwsa 4qAoyea lnjurea ir, aourse uZ sapfuynont to, 0011 3 **dootor** rortbeith, it neooseary, et the ciq4lsa or th.4 :ss

### oicltioa.

**Lmloogrra~herr thus**  **dafins tba**  **si0rd:** *.A, pq4oii akl.Uoa lo the art or .harllqfi **one** atily **authorl~t~d to**  treat **dissaees,** 46~. by amdfulnas; 4 

### doator bt **zsedla&m.w**- **i;ebateftr** F::ar Intarnationai Dictionary.

### 837

‘36 versed ¶.nor 

### grootlclnp tbc 3rt **af zseGlolo4**  or heolin& bodily dioabrb by **ta0 4adUi4tr4ti04**  0r **hi04104; 8p00ir.**  0~0 14~~11~ anthoritod to troat **61808408;** a doctor ot modIoIno.* - Funk& >.%@nall*a X4mStbnderG 3IotIonory.

“Cm wiioprootfoor or I8 akillod f.n tf.6 art Oi 

### heelingand in sothOd Ot 

### proaorvinp and 

### gwonotfnc horlth, 4;rpocZaUy cno whoprororibos raaedIo8 

### ror dIa4asos.”

-- Goyolopad~ia &orioana.

**InbOod, the**  Eonal CoobeIt8slf oIE$Aftaizos **tbo** oonstruatlon above fnddoatod. nrtlolo 741 0r the ccdo **Qeolsrl: 5** **a** *Any 

### person shell bo rogsraoa s,s 

### prao- ~loIn&~nedIcIce *lthIn tho zaoanlnq.of rhls ohspt4f: * * - 2. ‘;:hoshell treat cr otter to 

### trsbt tiny aiseafie or disorder, 2nta1 or ghysIo41, or any phyuloal 

### dofo~ty ixr in**jury,** 

### byGaysystemor 

### c-&had, **or erroat**  ouroa thorooi. 4nd ohergo thorefcr, dlraatly 

### or indlrootly, money or 

### other compona4tIan.R Under ovary dolInitIoa - avan the ziwat teatrlotl d-- oao who pr4atIoes modialno - its 4 phyalaieni An4 **by the**  **1043U8gO or**  

### paroproph **e or**  

### iirtIaL0 741 l **bovo puotod,**  tbo Logislaturo lang hno awde clear that tho wards Qrnotlolnc zi8dIoioo

” ltwlude aot only the o&.InIetoring ci s6dIoino a4 auoh, **tat** lIko~Is4 the treatment Oi dioeaeo, pental or #iy8Ioel Qisordor, or lnJury & m 8mtfa or nethod **rh4ttsrer.** 

### Chfroprsotora hove boon 

### hold to be 2raatIoIng i243!oino, a1thl.n tto ,aoan&(; cf ~~rtlole 7U i-enal f&do

‘pp V- Statei 163 5. *. 1144; %aior v. Ltotcr, BJS 5. Z. i

.‘all.ioOR 1. Ctite, 76 2. 3. (t) 527, ouob Frsottotlonk* at tbet the, 0r 4our80, hsriryl 110lioon*o to praotioo chi.roprnotIo. Thoy wore pre4tIoIng sisdialno -- pbyoloian4 la raot thoueh not in la*.

24808 like Isaao4on v. ::18oonsia C@ualty Mso0iRti00 (-36.) rcs R. -;. sif3, m?8on V. 5tdo 50ord **0r** Eaaltt. (I:y.) 57 2. .i. sol, x4-41

### York Liri IM. Co. v. adrolewebf (::ich.) 2C5X. x. ZOP, or0 readllg dlatiopuishable, alnoo they do not doai with the **SQaOifiO qU44tiOn**  under o~nsiOerst.Ion.Our rperea' ha beem dir@Otsd 

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### thequestionOC l

ftrat 

### aid' -- *whettodo tillthe doator 

### aomem~-- sinae ch8t 

### aloneimolra* the right 

### ol an injuredemployerto ~~11a pbyeiaianat the es**peame** of the Amocirtion. Yqond **this** 

## thematter is for the &sgoaiation, aa 

### providedin Section7 OC 

### Article8306.

Trusttig that **what ra**  **bars** aaotd~iutfiafrmt**1J anD(Iuers** **your ,lnquiry,**  **we 8.re**