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October 2008

Congress orders further expansion of military chiropractic program

October 10, 2008 — After an intensive joint lobbying campaign by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC), Congress has once again affirmed its desire to ensure accessibility of chiropractic care within the military and has ordered the Pentagon to expand the availability of chiropractic services to 11 additional military bases. 

The new legislative provision, incorporated into a larger “must pass” bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), was cleared for the White House on Sept. 27 and mirrors a similar-sized incremental expansion as was approved in 2005.

When the Pentagon fully complies with the congressional directive, chiropractic care will be available to active duty military personnel at 60 locations — up from just 10 military bases when chiropractic care was first approved on a pilot basis more than a decade ago. 

This latest chiropractic program expansion marks the ninth time since 1992 that Congress has enacted legislation aimed at providing chiropractic care in a military setting. ACA and ACC are expected to renew efforts to further expand the program when a newly elected Congress takes office in January.

Source: American Chiropractic Association, www.amerchiro.org

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