A declaratory rule has been requested to determine if the practice of reviewing a chiropractic claim constitutes practicing chiropractic. Legislation creating certification for chiropractic assistants was passed. Legislation was enacted to allow DCs to serve as team chiropractors. Efforts by the Iowa Medical Society to eliminate chiropractic physicians' rights to serve as medical review officers for drug testing purpose were defeated. Legislation to license respiratory therapists passed.
Similar bills are pending for physical therapists, naturopaths and acupuncturists.
Efforts by HMOs to gut Maine's direct access laws failed. Efforts by Maine's business community to exempt business from complying with mandated benefits laws failed. Legislation passed to set standards for doing workers' compensation reviews. Legislation passed that allows chiropractors to issue handicapped parking permits. Legislation passed that changes the requirement that an applicant for chiropractic licensure obtain a bachelor's degree before entrance into an approved school.