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What Colorado’s statute, administrative rules and chiropractic board publish on eight topics of running a practice, quoted as published, each with its citation as printed, its source and the date we read it. Read on 9 October 2026.
Advertising · Titles and claims · Prepaid care and financial arrangements · Discounts, free services and inducements · Record retention · Assistants and delegation · Corporate practice and ownership · Telehealth
(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee's license:12-215-115 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(h) False or misleading advertising;12-215-115 (1)(h) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(o) Unethical advertising, as defined in subsection (5) of this section, or advertising through any medium that the licensee will perform an act prohibited by section 18-13-119 (3);12-215-115 (1)(o) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(5) For purposes of this section, the term "unethical advertising" includes advertising through any form of media that:12-215-115 (5) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(a) Contains false or misleading statements;12-215-115 (5)(a) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(b) Holds out or promises cures or guarantees results; or12-215-115 (5)(b) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(c) Contains claims that cannot be substantiated by standard laboratory or diagnostic procedures.12-215-115 (5)(c) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Except as permitted by subsection (2) of this section, neither a health-care practitioner nor an agent of a health-care practitioner shall engage in solicitation for professional employment concerning a personal injury unless the incident for which employment is sought occurred more than thirty days before the solicitation.12-30-103 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
A license to practice chiropractic entitles the holder to use the title "Doctor" or "Dr." when accompanied by the word "Chiropractor" or the letters "D.C.", and to use the title of "Doctor of Chiropractic".12-215-117 · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(2) It is unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice chiropractic in the state of Colorado, or to use in connection with his or her name or business or otherwise to assume, use, or advertise any title or description that will or that reasonably might be expected to mislead the public into believing he or she is a doctor of chiropractic, unless the person has been duly licensed under the provisions of this article 215. Anyone who holds himself or herself out to the public as a doctor of chiropractic without qualifying for proper licensing under this article 215 and without submitting to the regulations provided in this article 215 endangers the public life, health, property, and welfare.12-215-101 (2) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
Only a licensed chiropractor qualified and registered in Colorado to perform animal chiropractic may use the titles "animal chiropractor", "animal adjuster", "equine chiropractor", or "equine adjuster". No chiropractor shall use the titles "veterinary chiropractor" or "veterinary adjuster" unless the chiropractor is also licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Colorado. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensed veterinarian from using the titles "animal adjuster" or "equine adjuster".12-215-127 (11) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee's license:12-215-115 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(n) Practicing under an assumed name;12-215-115 (1)(n) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee's license:12-215-115 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(r) Offering, giving, or receiving commissions, rebates, or other forms of remuneration for the referral of clients; except that a licensee may compensate an independent advisory or marketing agent for advertising or marketing services, which services may include the referral of patients identified through the services, and a licensee may give an incidental gift to a patient in appreciation for a referral;12-215-115 (1)(r) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee's license:12-215-115 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(v) Falsifying or making incorrect essential entries or failing to make essential entries on patient records;12-215-115 (1)(v) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(d) A licensed chiropractor registered to perform animal chiropractic shall maintain complete and accurate records or patient files in the chiropractor's office for a minimum of three years.12-215-127 (8)(d) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
Your provider is required to retain this form for seven years.1.31, Appendix A, BALANCE BILLING NOTICE (no section number printed) · www.sos.state.co.us · AdoptedRules02025-00265.doc · read 9 October 2026
A chiropractor may supervise up to five unlicensed persons as chiropractic assistants if the unlicensed persons have received appropriate training as established by the board by rule promulgated pursuant to section 12-215-105. A chiropractic assistant may perform his or her duties only under the direct supervision of a chiropractor and only in those areas in which the chiropractic assistant has the requisite skill and training. A chiropractic assistant shall not perform a diagnosis, an adjustment, or acupuncture.12-215-128 · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee's license:12-215-115 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(bb) Failing to provide adequate or proper supervision when employing unlicensed persons in a chiropractic practice;12-215-115 (1)(bb) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
The board shall adopt rules prescribing minimum standards for the qualifications, education, and training of unlicensed persons operating machine sources of ionizing radiation and administering radiation to patients for diagnostic chiropractic use. No licensed chiropractor shall allow any unlicensed person to operate any machine source of ionizing radiation or to administer radiation to any patient unless the person has met the standards then in effect under rules adopted pursuant to this section. The board may adopt rules allowing a grace period in which newly hired operators of machine sources of ionizing radiation shall receive the training required pursuant to this section.12-215-202 (1)(a) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(3) The required number of hours of training and education for all unlicensed persons operating machine sources of ionizing radiation and administering radiation to patients shall be established by the board by rule. This standard shall apply to all persons in chiropractic settings other than hospitals and similar facilities licensed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-103. The training and education may be obtained through programs approved by the appropriate authority of any state or through equivalent programs and training experience including on-the-job training as determined by the board.12-215-202 (3) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Persons licensed to practice chiropractic by the board may form professional service corporations for the practice of chiropractic under the "Colorado Business Corporation Act", articles 101 to 117 of title 7, if the corporations are organized and operated in accordance with the provisions of this section. The articles of incorporation of the corporations shall contain provisions complying with the following requirements:12-215-124 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(a) The name of the corporation shall contain the words "professional company" or "professional corporation" or abbreviations thereof.12-215-124 (1)(a) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(b) The corporation shall be organized solely for the purposes of conducting the practice of chiropractic only through persons licensed by the board to practice chiropractic in the state of Colorado.12-215-124 (1)(b) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(d) All shareholders of the corporation shall be persons licensed by the board to practice chiropractic in the state of Colorado, and who at all times own their shares in their own right. They shall be individuals who, except for illness, accident, and time spent in the armed services, on vacations, and on leaves of absence not to exceed one year, are actively engaged in the practice of chiropractic in the offices of the corporation.12-215-124 (1)(d) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(f) The president shall be a shareholder and a director, and to the extent possible, all other directors and officers shall be persons having the qualifications described in subsection (1)(d) of this section. Lay directors and officers shall not exercise any authority whatsoever over professional matters.12-215-124 (1)(f) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(5) Except as provided in this section, corporations shall not practice chiropractic.12-215-124 (5) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(1) Upon any of the following grounds, the board may take disciplinary or other action as specified in section 12-20-404 or impose conditions on a licensee's license:12-215-115 (1) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
(t) Permitting the practice of chiropractic, the holding out of the practice, or the maintenance of an office for the practice by an unlicensed person in association with himself or herself;12-215-115 (1)(t) · olls.info · crs2026-title-12.htm · read 9 October 2026
Shown only where the jurisdiction publishes a provision specific to chiropractic.
unreadable Not read on 9 October 2026: www.sos.state.co.us · DisplayRule.do?action=ruleinfo&ruleId=2211&deptID=18&agencyID=19&deptName=Department+of+Regulatory+Agencies&agencyName=Division+of+Professions+and+Occupations+-+Board+of+Chiropractic+Examiners&seriesNum=3+CCR+707-1 · current version (effective 09/14/2025) linked only through a JavaScript handler; no document URL on the page, in the eDocket or Register pages, or in WebSearch results on the domain. Not read on 9 October 2026: www.sos.state.co.us · AdoptedRules02025-00265.doc · Word 97-2003 file carrying Rule 1.31 only (the 2025 amendment), not the whole of 3 CCR 707-1; read, and quoted where Rule 1.31 bears on a topic. Not read on 9 October 2026: dpo.colorado.gov · Laws · HTTP 403. Not read on 9 October 2026: dpo.colorado.gov · Chiropractic · board's own site checked: HTTP 403.The jurisdiction is the authority on everything here. These pages quote what the statute, the rules and the board publish and the date we read them; they do not interpret it. Laws and rules change. Confirm anything you intend to act on with the board.