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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:37:2817",
  "title_number": "37",
  "section_number": "2817",
  "citation": "R.S. 37:2817",
  "heading": "Special provisions; use of x-ray; retention of records",
  "text": "A. A chiropractor licensed under this Chapter is entitled to utilize x-ray procedures for the sole purpose of chiropractic analysis. Such x-ray procedures shall be administered with efficient exposure techniques and optimal operation of radiation equipment in order to minimize the amount of and repetition of x-ray exposure to which a patient is subjected during such analysis.\n\nB. Such procedures shall not include radio-therapy, fluoroscopy, or any other form of ionizing radiation, except x-ray, which may be used only for the purpose of chiropractic analysis.\n\nC.(1) Patient records shall be retained by a chiropractic physician in the original, microfilmed, or similarly reproduced form for a minimum period of six years from the date a patient is last seen by the chiropractic physician.\n\n(2) Graphic matter, images, x-ray films, and like matter that are necessary to produce a diagnosis or therapeutic report shall be retained, preserved, and properly stored by a chiropractic physician in the original, microfilmed, or similarly reproduced form for a minimum period of three years from the date a patient is last treated by the chiropractic physician. Such graphic matter, images, x-ray film, and like matter shall be retained for longer periods when requested in writing by the patient.",
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      "number": "37",
      "name": "PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"
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    {
      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "36",
      "name": "CHIROPRACTORS"
    },
    {
      "level": "part",
      "number": "I",
      "name": "GENERAL"
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  ],
  "breadcrumb": "Title 37 › Chapter 36 › Part I",
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      "act_year": 1990,
      "act_number": 243,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1990, No. 243, §1.",
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