Under TBCE rules, what is required when staff assist a chiropractor?

• A. Licensees may employ staff to assist, but must supervise and ensure practice remains within the chiropractic scope.
• B. Chiropractors may not employ staff.
• C. Staff may perform medical procedures independently.
• D. Staff may own part of the practice.

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that a licensed chiropractor may have staff assist in the practice, but the chiropractor must supervise and keep everything within the chiropractic scope of practice. This ensures that non-licensed tasks are handled safely and that patient care remains under the clinician’s professional responsibility.

Staff can support the clinic with administrative duties, patient preparation, room setup, and other tasks that don’t require independent clinical judgment. However, any clinical actions or procedures must stay within what a chiropractor is licensed to perform and must be under the supervising chiropractor’s direct oversight.

That’s why the correct understanding is that licensees may employ staff to assist, but must supervise and ensure the practice remains within the chiropractic scope. The other statements don’t fit because they either contradict the supervisor-required model, allow independent medical procedures by staff, or focus on ownership rather than supervision and scope.