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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-9-17. Applicability of chapter upon scope of practice of chiropractic students.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-9-17. Applicability of chapter upon scope of practice of chiropractic students.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the performance of any chiropractic task by a student enrolled in an approved chiropractic college when such student has successfully completed at least one academic year of schooling therein and when such task is performed under the supervision and direction of an authorized instructor duly licensed to practice chiropractic in this state.

## History

Ga. L. 1976, p. 1054, § 3.

## Law Reviews

For note on the chiropractor as an expert witness, see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 431 (1964).