❓ Hon Frank Hough questions the requirement for medical practitioners performing spinal manipulation to have qualifications equivalent to chiropractors, and requests injury estimates. The response indicates no such requirement exists and no injury estimates are available.
AnsweredQoN 1620Legislative Council
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(1) (a) Does the Western Australian Medical Board legally require medical practitioners who wish to practice spinal manipulation to acquire qualifications equivalent to those defined in the Chiropractors Act 1964? (b) If not, why not? (2) What are the Government’s estimates of permanent injuries arising from treatment compared to permanent injuries arising from the disorder/illness itself? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I answer this question on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, who has provided the following response - (1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I answer this question on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, who has provided the following response - (1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
I answer this question on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, who has provided the following response - (1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
(1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I answer this question on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, who has provided the following response - (1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
I answer this question on behalf of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health, who has provided the following response - (1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
(1) (a) No. (b) The Medial Board operates under the Medical Act 1894, which covers the requirements for registration of practitioners and the procedures for dealing with complaints against practitioners. The requirements for registration do not include any specific skills or qualifications other than “recognised medical qualification”. A person has a recognised medical qualification if the person is a graduate of a medical school within Australia or New Zealand that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council or has successfully completed examinations held by that council for the purposes of registration as a medical practitioner. (2) No such estimates are available.
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