NEW 2025 ICRS FORUM to be held MAY 7 in conjunction with WFC Copenhagen Biennial Congress...
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2025 ICRS Regulatory Forum
8:00 AM - Registration, Coffee, Juice, Fruit, Pastries
8:30 AM - 5 PM
Morning Session​
     Annual Business Meeting
     High Profile Media Events
     Cyber Security
     International Labour Mobility:
          Registration and Licensing in a Global World
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
     Assessing Applicant Credentials 
  •      New Education Programs / Accreditation 
  •      Applications
  •      Specialties and Certifications
  •      Examinations
     Mobility and Temporary Practice
Click here to download ICRS 2025 Annual Report

which countries have "full" chiropractic regulation?

Full regulation means a government agency has the authority to establish admission and practice standards for chiropractors as well as enforcement mechanisms to redirect or remove the practice privilege under due process. 
​CLICK HERE for the current list of 25 countries covering 122 jurisdictions.

ABOUT THE ICRS

Chiropractic regulation exists in many countries to protect the public. 

Incorporated in Canada as an international, nonprofit organization, the ICRS is established to support those jurisdictions that have legislative authority to regulate chiropractors, and to assist those who wish to work toward adding the appropriate regulatory structure to protect the public. 
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​Anyone interested in the goals of the ICRS is welcome to attend a Forum.  ​
Dues for the coming calendar year are now payable online. Membership is open to ORGANIZATIONS (not individuals) that meet the required criteria.​
CLICK HERE for more information about joining our nonprofit, international organization.
​Already a member? CLICK HERE to go directly to payment page.

Have our laws and regulations kept pace with doctor mobility?

At our Australian work session, attendees reviewed two documents:
  1. An initial draft Statement of Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities
  2. First draft of a survey to be sent to those countries, provinces, and states that have independent chiropractic regulation

Working together around the world

International Chiropractic Regulatory Society members met recently in a work session to address temporary mobility. The meeting was held in conjunction with the WFC’s Biennial Congress in Australia. ​
Two aspects are currently at the forefront of ICRS efforts:

1. What are the patients’ rights and responsibilities regarding chiropractors who treat them?

2. How can we build an on-line reference database so that practitioners can understand and abide by the legal requirements in the jurisdiction where they wish to practice temporarily?

​Previous discussions at ICRS Forums clearly showed that practitioner mobility is increasing, and indeed a student survey revealed that this trend will only grow.
UPDATED 2024

REGULATORY MEMBERS

Chiropractic Board of Australia
Federation of Canadian Chiropractic
General Chiropractic Council (UK)
New Zealand Chiropractic Board

PARTNER MEMBERS

Association of Chiropractic, Malaysia
Chiropractic Association of South Africa
Canadian Chiropractic Examining Board
Councils on Chiropractic Education - International
European Chiropractors Union
International Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Japan Chiropractic Register
World Federation of Chiropractic

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

McTimoney College of Chiropractic

   Focus on Legislation

changing laws - why they matter
Legislation may have minor impact, such as routine decisions to approve the continuation of a regulatory agency, or to honor an individual for service to the people of the jurisdiction.
More often, legislation as proposed will have genuine bearing on the chiropractic profession. This is why it is important to understand how ideas become laws, and how laws are translated into regulations.
​Both chiropractors and the boards that regulate them are always just one vote away from a shift in the way they operate.
To read more, including the results of a preliminary study of trends in legislation, CLICK HERE
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THOUGHTS

OBSERVATIONS - from articles published in WFC Quarterly Reports

Exploring recency of practice and chiropractic mobility at the ICRS Forum ... read more
 ​Why do regulatory agencies care about where you went to school?  ... read more
Moving targets: regulatory red flags for relocating chiropractors... read more
Types of Regulation: Protecting the public... read more​
Practitioner mobility and chiropractic regulation
How does the public view the trustworthiness of chiropractors?
Public protection is everyone's responsibility
... and other past articles
General chiropractic Council - UK
www.gcc-uk.org
On July 5, 2019, the chiropractic regulators in the United Kingdom celebrated two noteworthy milestones:
  • 25th Anniversary of Royal Assent, the finalization of the adoption of legislation to recognize and regulate the chiropractic profession
  • 20th Anniversary of the Chiropractic Register
In an insightful article by Ian Hutchinson DC, Registrant 00001, the lively story of the 19 year battle is summarized:  CLICK HERE for more
Professionalism – Patient-Centred CareToolkit - CLICK HERE for features
About the GCC - CLICK HERE for highlights
Chiropractic Board of Australia
​Budapest 2018 - Dr Wayne Minter, president of the Chiropractic Board of Australia, presented an overview of the Australian national scheme, registration standards, codes and guidelines.
  • Australia has more than 700,000 registrants, including over 5,280 chiropractors, 60.9% male
  • Complaints involve male chiropractors 65% of the time - looking to identify risk factors
  • The chairs of the fifteen regulated professions meet every three months on an interprofessional basis to consider new strategies and to ensure a greater degree of harmony in the overall regulatory and public protection process.
Established under the 2009 national law, the functions of the Chiropractic Board of Australia under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency include:
  • registering chiropractors and students
  • developing standards, codes and guidelines for the chiropractic profession
  • handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings
  • assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia; and
  • approving accreditation standards and accredited programs of study.
For more information visit the CBA at https://www.chiropracticboard.gov.au/