Click on the documents below to review chiropractic legislation in Alberta.
- Health Professions Act (HPA) & Chiropractic Regulation (these documents must be accessed via the Government of Alberta website due to copyright laws)
- Bylaws (32 pages)
- Code of Ethics (12 pages)
Chiropractic Standards of Practice
Standards of practice are part of the regulatory framework within which members practice chiropractic in Alberta. Members identified as non-compliant in these standards are subject to investigation and discipline as prescribed by legislation.
Standards of Practice outline appropriate parameters for chiropractors to practice. They relate to:
- Advertising/Marketing
- Billing - patients and insurance
- Mandatory Practice Requirements - liability protection, laser registration
- Patient Communication - informed consent, treatment recommendations, disclosure of harm
- Patient Dignity - open treatment rooms, patient preparation
- Patient Files and Records - file/record requirements, ownership of files
- Personal Conduct - sexual misconduct, sexual abuse
- Scope of Practice - radiography of kids, ordering diagnostic imaging, intimate exams, acupuncture, setting fractures, treating animals, ethics research review
If you have any questions about, or would like a copy of the current Standards of Practice, please email office@albertachiro.com with Standards of Practice as the subject.
