Chiropractic Care
The Chiropractic Health Care Program is available to active duty service members (including activated National Guard and Reserve members) at designated military treatment facilities (MTFs) throughout the United States an in some overseas areas.
Eligibility
Active duty service members and activated National Guard or Reserve members must obtain chiropractic care at a designated MTF and must receive a referral from their primary care manager (PCM).
Family members, retirees and their family members, unremarried former spouses and survivors are not eligible for this program. They may be referred to non-chiropractic health care services in the Military Health System (e.g., physical therapy or orthopedics) or may seek chiropractic care in the local community at their own expense.
Access to Chiropractic Care
During the course of treatment, the service member's PCM will determine if specialty care (traditional or chiropractic care) is required. If chiropractic care is considered an option, the service member will undergo a screening process to rule out any medical conditions that would prohibit chiropractic care. If appropriate, the PCM will refer the service member to a chiropractic provider for treatment.
While receiving chiropractic care, the service member will continue to see his or her PCM and the duration/frequency of the chiropractic services will be determined by the PCM and follow the usual referral process.
Chiropractic care received outside of the designated locations is not covered under the Chiropractic Health Care Program.
What is chiropractic care?
"Chiropractic is a health care discipline, which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery." Source: The Association of Chiropractic Colleges
Last Modified:March 28, 2012
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