New York State Chiropractic Ass'n v. New York State Board of Regents

OPINION OF THE COURT

Weiss, J.

Effective November 4, 1984, the Education Law was amended to give chiropractors, inter alia, the right to use "diagnostic services performed by clinical laboratories which services shall be approved by the board as appropriate to the practice of chiropractic” (Education Law § 6551 [3], as amended by L 1984, ch 958, § 1; see, Public Health Law §§ 570, 571, as amended by L 1984, ch 958, §§ 2, 3). Subsequently, after deliberations, the State Board for Chiropractors (State Board), an advisory body appointed by respondent New York State Board of Regents (Regents)…