Senate Bill 18-239 Summary

• Licensed chiropractors may perform animal chiropractic on dogs and equids (horses, donkeys, mules, zebras) with a veterinary medical clearance, or without clearance if supervised on-premises by a licensed veterinarian.

• Chiropractors seeking registration to perform animal chiropractic must complete a minimum of 210 hours of education including classroom instruction and clinical experience from accredited veterinary or chiropractic colleges.

• All registered animal chiropractors must complete one-time courses totaling 9 hours: a 1-hour jurisprudence course on disease notification requirements and an 8-hour course on contagious, infectious, and zoonotic diseases specific to dogs and equids.

• Registered animal chiropractors must complete 20 hours of continuing education per licensing period, including a mandatory 2-hour course on contagious, infectious, and zoonotic diseases with current Colorado incidence information as of November 1, 2019.

• Within seven business days of initiating treatment, chiropractors must notify the animal's veterinarian; they must immediately stop treatment and report to the state veterinarian if they suspect reportable diseases or exposure to rabies, and are granted liability immunity for good faith disease reports.