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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+teed by nn 

15Jury, r404lvad *hilo, wor&ln~ in Iubbook, Tazas. nhlah 8ffeated the .Lhom11118U solnt ¶xld ,a airplaoswlt or tile 

~fourth ad IVth lansbof vartobbrao. Thir 

d6@lO4ZI4Prmt aawed -*em pnlll in lomor port of b+aak nnd lee. 

n'm &arr ml~aodmverol dry8 3.n 

sahaol and 1s still 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-'Jlolot r6y and have adjusted the 

vutobrao k Saaro4lllso arisplaoodnt 

sna hs,bi ro6pooding very alooly.'" 

r34atioii 7 5f Art%010 &jQS of tl33 Revlse& Glvll 

St4tUt46 rotsrmd to by mu oon6crl~, tho f~llowlngr 

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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 6taiLPb L 

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 

Of the ntt6pdi5R j?&%faitNi aiWbif'yi.Ii~ tfB MOOS* E .ty thereFar 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 nlmttyOR. (31) days fr~31 date, Of injw. 

.T&e provision for first-aid trrstmnt, ebote 

quoted la to ba aonsidered, Ot coama, in commotion 

alth thb~ other portiws of tbo IIOQ~~M, a8 ln t&e nataro 

Or .8 $rOYbO, ISCrib partiOtid# fdh(; QUQ Of "f iSSt-8ib 

trro40wuLt". It is a htmaae provislop. ur4 GhooLd be llber1111~ oonstrurd to o+fectueto it8 gurpow. 

IA L’.oae Life. 6 Aooidenb co. t. Cobb;~'~820 S. X. 

et p. 133, the aourt saldr 

“The seaoad propocrltlon 3~ that whore 

neoesaary at thitkne or Chat in&ry, or immdlbtely theresiStor, the azaployae sbll 

hat* the rl&t to oall la mr naUabl0 

phyulalwi to crdzMl8ter itim-rid trosf 

ntan4 ab play bo temonobly aewass~r~ et 

the oxpnae ef,tha haimc~4ion. T&J 

prcpoaltioa s4ktrs ei oor,rect prlnofpl.0 of 

law, but baa no tlpplioatlan to this ame, 

uador 4he feats found br the trial court.* 

(Emphslr oorr) 

frt Federal En~erwriterr Exoheqe v* Sl.mpboa, 137 

s. X. 132, p. 138, tbo ~aourt rayw: 

*The tta ta tb L l l doe6 require xiuoh 

notloo to bo glrea the inawr, that it 

~~o~~~p~~~~*~~~~~~~~~- 

llebli ror first aid trrrstmeat after injury prommad by tho tmplof8e. xkdretiti~; 

ssttini: by (I physiolas al Y badly brokm 

arm oowm althin thir 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 hrrrrso q&al aAu x l l &ad its wnnectin~ tfaauea. nitbout the 

use or drugs or surfyery. Cblropraotic !&all 

irr no aeaao bo snatruod or deifz4d US traatweat 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, 

“5ea. 38. zP3 oblropreotor shall trcth 

aa3 pstlpnt for sny isth3xit dr ilheoe Y*- 

aegt ty ol,~rojwotio RS t&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~(rs In 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~ 

dmsorlbwl In t&o dO4, tfl et Aat beoomea a prt of the @amsl lrro, aad is to be read, oonntruad sad aypliad in the 

II@ht crf that gemrd law, sad the @mur81 l.tr 1IkemIso la 

to be oomtrucd In the lI&t ot both ieta. 

LMxa PO oonaldurad, ue think’ it 18s o;.p.mant ?&al: 

(L obtrojmrotlo Eoator or phyaielan l8 a .QhpIalan” rlthIn the 3iesniIlgaf "W?tkA 7, #Ad tbF3t nbW4 8UOh ohiropraotlo he8 been o&lad In 3 06s~ qhere it in raaaonebly 

necsazary for firstwb10 treataant or UD ln: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 OOnaSOtlng bIacaue8, 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; *hWQ4 S* lr the Injuur sy a t3 the l pl.rlal 

0olum it,mr, or its oomdet.13~ tIaaud4, he 80ula bc 

:c*tifIed Ii; cdlln~ a zhlropsator, no* s~eolfIoally 

astiwrized to treat aush parta of the huzon anatomy by 

the oystezi ot enalgzlng ena adjuatlap: theos gart8. 

-The intention of the LealsUture in cnooting 

Z0Z!iYZ&&* 

X 18 wrilratly obvious that the 

9 la&laturo in euthorlzlrig an inJured srspfoyro upon reoslrlzq aa 1n)tn-y to or11 Ii: my 

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

my tm ramoa4bly 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 

OS thsrtaputiss ar bmli3&, but that ot Ilrst ttld to 111 injllmd eqilQy40 

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rhftt*ver 8ahool or 4yst4a tit14 a4m is 

reo3orad,,U au8 trsatnant be euthorl?sd,by law. Gny 

other. ouastructim wald be nprrar o&d e~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 :ssoicltioa. 

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 ¶.n or 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 

X4m StbnderG 3IotIonory. 

“Cm wiio prootfoor or I8 akillod f.n 

tf.6 art Oi heeling and in sothOd Ot proaorvinp and gwonotfnc horlth, 4;rpocZaUy 

cno who prororibos raaedIo8 ror dIa4asos.” 

-- Goyolopad~ia &orioana. 

InbOod, the Eonal Coobe It8slf 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. ‘;:ho shell treat cr otter 

to trsbt tiny aiseafie or disorder, 2nta1 or 

ghysIo41, or any phyuloal dofo~ty ixr injury, by Gay system or 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 110 lioon*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.) 2C5 X. x. ZOP, or0 readllg dlatiopuishable, alnoo they do not doai with the SQaOifiO qU44tiOn 

under o~nsiOerst.Ion. 
Our rperea' ha beem dir@Otsd prli~'ily to 

the question OC l ftr a aid' t -- *whet to do till the 

doator aomem~ -- sinae ch8t alone imolra* the right 

ol an injured employer to ~~11 a pbyeiaian at the espeame of the Amocirtion. Yqond this the matter is 

for the &sgoaiation, aa provided in Section 7 OC 

Article 8306. 

Trusttig that what ra bars aaotd~ iutfiafrmt1J anD(Iuers your ,lnquiry, we 8.re