Idaho Statutes Title 54. Professions, Vocations, and Businesses § 54-704. Chiropractic practice

(a) “Adjustment” means the application of a precisely controlled force applied by hand or by mechanical device to a specific focal point on the anatomy for the express purpose of creating a desired angular movement in skeletal joint structures in order to eliminate or decrease interference with neural transmission and correct or attempt to correct subluxation complex; “chiropractic adjustment” utilizes, as appropriate, short-lever force, high-velocity force, short-amplitude force, or specific line-of-correction force to achieve the desired angular movement, as well as low-force neuromuscular, neurovascular, neuro-cranial, or neuro-lymphatic reflex technique procedures.

(b) “Manipulation” means an application of a resistive movement by applying a nonspecific force without the use of a thrust that is directed into a region and not into a focal point of the anatomy for the general purpose of restoring movement and reducing fixation.

(c) “Massage therapy,” also called massology, means the systematic manual or mechanical mobilization of the soft tissue of the body by such movements as rubbing, kneading, pressing, rolling, slapping and tapping for the purpose of promoting circulation of the blood and lymph, relaxation of muscles, release from pain, restoration of metabolic balance, and the other benefits both physical and mental.

(a) Perform surgical operations or practice obstetrics; or

(b) Prescribe, dispense, independently administer, distribute, or direct to a patient a drug, substance or product that:

(a) Dispensed by an Idaho licensed pharmacy;

(b) Delivered directly to the prescribing chiropractic physician's office; and

(c) Administered directly to the patient in the prescribing chiropractic physician's office.