{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-154.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-154.3","heading":"Acceptable care in the practice of chiropractic.","body":"(a)\tIt shall be unlawful for a doctor of chiropractic to examine, treat, or render any professional service to a patient that does not conform to the standards of acceptable care.\n(b)\tFor purposes of disciplinary action, the Board of Chiropractic Examiners may adopt rules that establish and define standards of acceptable care with respect to:\n(1)\tExamination and diagnosis.\n(2)\tThe use of chiropractic treatment.\n(3)\tPhysiological therapeutic agents.\n(4)\tDiagnostic radiology.\n(5)\tThe maintenance of patient records.\n(6)\tSanitation, safety, and the adequacy of clinical equipment.\n(c)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2021-120, s. 1(a), effective October 1, 2021.\n(d)\tNothing in this section shall alter the lawful scope of practice of chiropractic as defined in G.S. 90-143 or the limitation of license as defined in G.S. 90-151. (1985, c. 760, s. 5; 1995, c. 188, s. 3; 2021-120, s. 1(a).)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 8. Chiropractic."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-154.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"ff951ffee61154b9c3bcbbbf2659a2b2c413137f520b7920f69858b3d732e8c4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-154.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-154.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}