(a) This section applies to a chiropractor who performs chiropractic services under this title as:

(1) a doctor performing peer review of chiropractic services;

(2) a doctor performing a utilization review of a chiropractic service provided to an injured employee;

(3) a doctor performing an independent review of a chiropractic service provided to an injured employee;

(4) a designated doctor providing chiropractic services;

(5) a doctor performing a required medical examination; or

(6) a chiropractor serving as a member of the medical quality review panel.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a) who reviews a chiropractic service provided in conjunction with a specific workers’ compensation case must be licensed to engage in the practice of chiropractic.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1218, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., ch. 1330, § 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.