I write in response to your recent inquiry regarding employment of chiropractors by physicians licensed in this state.

Section 6551 of Education Law defines the practice of chiropractic as "detecting and correcting by manual or mechanical means structural imbalance, distortion, or subluxations in the human body for the purpose of removing nerve interference and the effects thereof, where such interference is the result of or related to distortion, misalignment or subluxation of or in the vertebral column."

Section 6551 of Education Law defines the practice of chiropractic as:

I write regarding your inquiry about chiropractic use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT scans of the brain in New York State.

I write in response to your inquiry regarding discounted fees for patients who pay cash for professional services.

I write in response to your inquiry regarding chiropractic care of peripheral injuries. A formal Department opinion on that subject was issued in an August 31, 1999 letter from Frank Muñoz, Executive Coordinator for Professional Responsibility. The relevant portion of that opinion is reprinted below: