Arlington, Va. - A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would improve the quality of America's health care infrastructure by further integrating doctors of chiropractic (DCs) into the nation's official delivery and research networks. H.R. 3851, introduced by Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), calls for the appointment of chiropractic physicians as officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. 

1) What is the role of the Chiropractic State Board?

The New York State Board for Chiropractic serves as the regulatory body for chiropractic in New York and serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Regents. There are over 50 different state boards that the Office of the Professions has established through the New York State Education Department. The primary role of these state boards is to protect the public by ensuring that complaints that are filed by consumers are investigated and dealt with fairly and in an unbiased nature. These complaints can be quite varied and can range from scope issues, boundary violations, fraud and any other aspect of unethical practice.

Our July meeting at New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls was a “twopart” meeting. After Executive Session (in which no disciplinary cases were discussed), Drs. Nicci and Mestan offered a presentation about the efforts that the College has recently put forth to advance the profession. These efforts involve the opening of new community outreaches as well as efforts to improve clinical experiences as graduates move on to treat a more diverse population. Also, within this presentation was a description of the changing demographic of chiropractors themselves, showing dramatic increases in the number of women and minorities following the chiropractic path. New Board members, Dr. Mark Craft and Dr. Elaina Pirro-Lombardi were officially welcomed.

Keynote Address By David Herd DC, ACA Vice President at the NYSCA 2015 Spring Convention at Mohegan Sun

With the implementation of ICD 10 on October 1, 2015, it is important to use the appropriate ICD Indicators on claim submissions.

On October 1 the United States health care community transitioned to ICD-10. CMS wants providers to be successful in using ICD-10 and remains committed to working with industry on the transition.

In Honor of NCHM, the NYSCA is offering a special savings to new members:

Hosted by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) is a national public awareness and education campaign held each October. NCHM strives to teach health care consumers about the benefits of chiropractic services and to promote the expertise of doctors of chiropractic (DCs) in helping their patients reach optimal levels of health and wellness.

As of 10/1/2015 the following ICD-10 codes are required by Medicare as the primary diagnosis.

USE OF ICD-10 CODES

With the ICD-10 compliance date less than 10 days away, your practice may already be seeing patients whose claims will be submitted after the October 1 compliance date.

Seneca Falls: New York Chiropractic College is pleased to welcome 207 new students. Of the incoming students, 122 are enrolled in the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree program, while 25 are pursuing either the Master of Science in Acupuncture (MSA) or the Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MSAOM) program, 15 of whom are dually enrolled and concurrently continuing with their chiropractic studies. Also newly enrolled are 30 Master of Applied Clinical Nutrition (MSACN) students, six of whom are concurrently enrolled in another degree program at NYCC, and 30 students have entered the Master of Science in Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction (MSHAPI) program.

ICD-10 is less than 15 days away. Can your staff code in ICD-10?