Michael J. Hennings, D.C.,; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement published on February 24, 2012, in Vol. 38, No. 08, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation of Section 460.403(9)(b), Florida ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Chiropractic

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Chiropractic Medicine has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Michael J. Hennings, D.C., on February 13, 2012. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement published on February 24, 2012, in Vol. 38, No. 8, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation of Section 460.403(9)(b), Florida Statutes, entitled, “Definitions,” concerning whether it is within the chiropractic scope of practice to perform and interpret diagnostic ultrasound for the purpose of diagnosing neuromusculoskeletal and vascular conditions in patients. The Board of Chiropractic Medicine considered the Petition at its meeting held on April 13, 2012, in Orlando, Florida. The Board’s Order filed on May 1, 2012, declined to answer the petitioner’s question. The Board added that chiropractors should perform only those procedures in which he or she has been trained.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Bruce Deterding, Executive Director, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257.