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Michigan: the business of practice

What Michigan’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. Advertising

quoted Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403).

2. Titles and claims

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  • (a) "Chiropractor", "chiropractic physician", "doctor of chiropractic", or "d.c." means an individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of chiropractic.Sec. 16401(1)(a) · www.legislature.mi.gov · mcl-368-1978-15-164.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (5) The following words, titles, or letters or a combination thereof, with or without qualifying words or phrases, are restricted in use only to those persons authorized under this part to use the following terms and in a way prescribed in this part: "chiropractic", "doctor of chiropractic", "chiropractor", "d.c.", and "chiropractic physician".Sec. 16411(5) · www.legislature.mi.gov · mcl-368-1978-15-164.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (1) An individual licensed under this article to engage in the practice of chiropractic, dentistry, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatric medicine and surgery, psychology, or veterinary medicine shall not use the terms "doctor" or "dr." in any written or printed matter or display without adding thereto "of chiropractic", "of dentistry", "of medicine", "of optometry", "of osteopathic medicine and surgery", "of podiatric medicine and surgery", "of psychology", "of veterinary medicine" or a similar term, respectively.Sec. 16265(1) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (2) An individual shall not announce or hold himself or herself out to the public as limiting his or her practice to, as being specially qualified in, or as giving particular attention to a health profession specialty field for which a board issues a specialty certification or a health profession specialty field license, without first having obtained a specialty certification or a health profession specialty field license.Sec. 16261(2) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (3) An individual shall not announce or hold himself or herself out to the public as being able to perform a chiropractic adjustment, chiropractic manipulation, or other chiropractic services or chiropractic opinion, unless the individual is a chiropractor licensed under this article.Sec. 16261(3) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Sec. 16261(1) (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf); Sec. 16264 (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403).

3. Prepaid care and financial arrangements

not found Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403). Not found in what we read on 9 October 2026. Pages read: www.legislature.mi.gov · mcl-368-1978-15-164.pdf · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadAdminCodeFile?FileName=R+338.12001+to+R+338.12054.pdf&ReturnHTML=True · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadFile?FileName=FinalRule%28s%29.pdf&FileType=FinalRule&TransactionID=1462&EffectiveDate=5%2F7%2F2025 · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadFile?FileName=FinalRule(s).pdf&FileType=FinalRule&TransactionID=1462&EffectiveDate=5/7/2025&ReturnHTML=True. Searched the text of Public Health Code Part 164 (Chiropractic), Part 161 (General Provisions), the compiled chiropractic rules R 338.12001 to R 338.12054 and the rule filing of 2025-05-07 for prepa, prepaid, advance, care plan, package, contract, refund, unearned, financing and escrow; nothing on payment by patients for future care was found. Reach: Public Health Code Parts 164 and 161 and the chiropractic rules; the board's own page answered HTTP 403 and is listed beneath. Absence in what we read is not absence in the jurisdiction’s law.

4. Discounts, free services and inducements

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  • Subject to section 16221b, the department shall investigate any allegation that 1 or more of the grounds for disciplinary subcommittee action under this section exist, and may investigate activities related to the practice of a health profession by a licensee, a registrant, or an applicant for licensure or registration.Sec. 16221 · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • The disciplinary subcommittee shall proceed under section 16226 if it finds that 1 or more of the following grounds exist:Sec. 16221 · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, unethical business practices, consisting of 1 or more of the following:Sec. 16221(d) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (ii) Dividing fees for referral of patients or accepting kickbacks on medical or surgical services, appliances, or medications purchased by or in behalf of patients.Sec. 16221(d)(ii) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (e) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, unprofessional conduct, consisting of 1 or more of the following:Sec. 16221(e) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (iv) Either of the following:Sec. 16221(e)(iv) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (A) A requirement by a licensee other than a physician or a registrant that an individual purchase or secure a drug, device, treatment, procedure, or service from another person, place, facility, or business in which the licensee or registrant has a financial interest.Sec. 16221(e)(iv)(A) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (B) A referral by a physician for a designated health service that violates 42 USC 1395nn or a regulation promulgated under that section. For purposes of this subdivision, 42 USC 1395nn and the regulations promulgated under that section as they exist on June 3, 2002 are incorporated by reference. A disciplinary subcommittee shall apply 42 USC 1395nn and the regulations promulgated under that section regardless of the source of payment for the designated health service referred and rendered. If 42 USC 1395nn or a regulation promulgated under that section is revised after June 3, 2002, the department shall officially take notice of the revision. Within 30 days after taking notice of the revision, the department shall decide whether or not the revision pertains to referral by physicians for designated health services and continues to protect the public from inappropriate referrals by physicians. If the department decides that the revision does both of those things, the department may promulgate rules to incorporate the revision by reference. If the department does promulgate rules to incorporate the revision by reference, the department shall not make any changes to the revision. As used in this sub-subparagraph, "designated health service" means that term as defined in 42 USC 1395nn and the regulations promulgated under that section and "physician" means that term as defined in sections 17001 and 17501.Sec. 16221(e)(iv)(B) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Sec. 16221(e)(iii) (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403).

5. Record retention

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  • (2) Unless a longer retention period is otherwise required under federal or state laws or regulations or by generally accepted standards of medical practice, a licensee shall keep and retain each record required under subsection (1) as follows:Sec. 16213(2) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), for a minimum of 7 years from the date of service to which the record pertains.Sec. 16213(2)(a) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (3) The records required under subsection (1) must be maintained in such a manner as to protect their integrity, to ensure their confidentiality and proper use, and to ensure their accessibility and availability to each patient or the patient's authorized representative as required by law.Sec. 16213(3) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (5) If a licensee is unable to comply with this section, the licensee shall employ or contract, arrange, or enter into an agreement with another health care provider, a health facility or agency, or a medical records company to protect, maintain, and provide access to those records required under subsection (1).Sec. 16213(5) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
  • (2) A licensee shall keep proof of consent for telehealth treatment in the patient’s up-to-date medical record and satisfy section 16213 of the code, MCL 333.16213.R 338.12016(2) · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadAdminCodeFile?FileName=R+338.12001+to+R+338.12054.pdf&ReturnHTML=True · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Sec. 16213 (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf); Sec. 16213a (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403).

6. Assistants and delegation

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  • (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), a licensee who holds a license other than a health profession subfield license may delegate to a licensed or unlicensed individual who is otherwise qualified by education, training, or experience the performance of selected acts, tasks, or functions where the acts, tasks, or functions fall within the scope of practice of the licensee's profession and will be performed under the licensee's supervision. A licensee shall not delegate an act, task, or function under this section if the act, task, or function, under standards of acceptable and prevailing practice, requires the level of education, skill, and judgment required of the licensee under this article.Sec. 16215(1) · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · read 9 October 2026
Further provisions in the same documents: Sec. 16215 (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf); Sec. 16221(a) (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf); Sec. 16412 (www.legislature.mi.gov · mcl-368-1978-15-164.pdf); Sec. 16411(1) (www.legislature.mi.gov · mcl-368-1978-15-164.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403).

7. Corporate practice and ownership

not found Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403). Not found in what we read on 9 October 2026. Pages read: www.legislature.mi.gov · mcl-368-1978-15-164.pdf · www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadAdminCodeFile?FileName=R+338.12001+to+R+338.12054.pdf&ReturnHTML=True · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadFile?FileName=FinalRule%28s%29.pdf&FileType=FinalRule&TransactionID=1462&EffectiveDate=5%2F7%2F2025 · ars.apps.lara.state.mi.us · DownloadFile?FileName=FinalRule(s).pdf&FileType=FinalRule&TransactionID=1462&EffectiveDate=5/7/2025&ReturnHTML=True. Searched the text of Public Health Code Part 164 (Chiropractic), Part 161 (General Provisions), the compiled chiropractic rules R 338.12001 to R 338.12054 and the rule filing of 2025-05-07 for corporat, own, ownership, entity, partnership, employ, professional service, limited liability and management; the only hits were section 16266 (private practice office and part 138) and section 16213(10) (ownership rights to records), neither of which addresses who owns a practice or employs a chiropractor. Reach: Public Health Code Parts 164 and 161 and the chiropractic rules; the board's own page answered HTTP 403 and is listed beneath. Absence in what we read is not absence in the jurisdiction’s law.

8. Telehealth

Shown only where the jurisdiction publishes a provision specific to chiropractic.

quoted Further provisions in the same documents: Sec. 16284 (www.legislature.mi.gov · MCL-368-1978-15-161.pdf). Not read on 9 October 2026: www.michigan.gov · chiro · board's own site refused us: HTTP 403 (robots.txt answered 403).

Documents read for this entry

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.