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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-9-18. Provision of chiropractic services limited to doctors of chiropractic; construction of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-9-18. Provision of chiropractic services limited to doctors of chiropractic; construction of chapter.

(a) No person other than a doctor of chiropractic may render chiropractic services or chiropractic adjustments.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:

(1) Prohibit any other licensed health care professional from practicing within the scope of that person’s license; or

(2) Permit any person not licensed or authorized under this chapter to engage in the practice of chiropractic.

## History

Ga. L. 1921, p. 166, § 15; Code 1933, § 84-520; Ga. L. 1995, p. 983, § 4; Ga. L. 2011, p. 561, § 1/SB 135.