Legislative Updates and Advocacy Efforts

Legislative Updates and Advocacy Efforts

At Mass Chiro, we are committed to keeping the chiropractic community informed, engaged, and empowered when it comes to legislative changes that impact our profession and our patients. Here’s how we are breaking down the latest developments:

🔎 Breaking Down Bills We Support and Oppose
We review and analyze each bill affecting chiropractic care to highlight key provisions, potential impacts, and our stance — whether in support or opposition — based on how it aligns with our mission to advance patient care and professional practice.

📊 New Data and Insights
We continually monitor research, policy shifts, and healthcare trends to offer fresh insights that guide our legislative priorities and strengthen our advocacy efforts.

✍️ Changes We Discover in Bills
As bills move through committees and amendments are made, we identify and share important changes that could affect chiropractic practice and patient access.

💬 Strategies for Pain Management and Supporting Laws
We provide practical strategies for incorporating pain management initiatives into chiropractic practice, supported by laws that recognize chiropractic as a vital part of non-opioid pain care solutions.

✅ Bills We Support
We maintain a dynamic list of bills we actively support, including summaries and links for easy reference, ensuring you know where we stand and how you can help.

📋 Action Items and Written Testimony Guidance
We equip chiropractors and supporters with sample letters, talking points, and step-by-step instructions to submit written testimony or reach out to legislators effectively.

🆕 Updates on Newly Filed Bills
Stay informed about newly filed legislation that could influence chiropractic care, public health, and healthcare delivery in Massachusetts and beyond.

🎓 Preceptor Law Updates
We continue to advocate for and refine the Preceptor Law to expand educational and professional opportunities for chiropractic students and offices throughout the state.

Press Release Preceptor is now LAW in Massachusetts

We are pleased to inform you that the Chiropractor Preceptor Modernization language contained in Section 228  of  HB5100, titled An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts’ Economic Leadership, has been passed and signed into law by the Governor. Specifically, this legislation is outlined in Section 228 of Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024. This landmark legislation introduces a preceptor program for chiropractic students, outlined in the newly added Section 91A of Chapter 112. The program enables chiropractic students in their final academic year to practice the full scope of chiropractic care under the direct supervision of a licensed preceptor chiropractor. Key points of the legislation include:

Tips for a Healthy Spine

A healthy spine is an often-overlooked and essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, approximately 80% of the population suffers from spinal pain at some point.

Nutrition & Lifestyle

A good way to rejuvenate your health is by eating nutritiously and becoming more active. In fact, even a few simple changes in your diet and lifestyle can have a positive impact on your health—and may prevent a variety of chronic health problems in the future. As part of their extensive education, chiropractors are trained in nutrition and wellness promotion, and they can offer you dietary counseling as well as lifestyle tips to get you moving in the right direction.

Chiropractic.
Pain Relief Without the Side Effects.

Learn why the chiropractic adjustment is hundreds of times safer than the most common treatments for neck pain, headaches and other medical conditions.

Chiropractic: A Safe Treatment Option

Chiropractic is widely recognized as one of the safest drug-free, non-invasive therapies available for the treatment of back pain, neck pain, joint pain of the arms or legs, headaches, and other neuromusculoskeletal complaints.