| Injured patients want new rules for chiropractors |
| March 3, 2007 |
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HARTFORD, Conn. - State lawmakers are considering legislation requiring chiropractors to inform
patients in writing and verbally of the risks and possible side effects of their treatments.
Chiropractors
in Connecticut say the legislation is unnecessary and unfair. They argue that a state law requiring a patient to
give informed consent before a procedure is excessive because the risk of injury and death is statistically
remote.
And they say chiropractors' malpractice insurance premiums, which are much smaller than what
doctors and others in the medical profession pay, prove that the risks are small. Another bill would require
Connecticut's Insurance Department to make public information regarding medical malpractice claims against
chiropractors.
A state chiropractic association opposes that legislation. The state Public Health Department
currently collects data about closed claims regarding physicians, surgeons, hospitals, advanced practice registered
nurses and physician assistants.
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| March 3, 2007 |
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