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The CAA’s Council of Representatives meets annually to confirm, amend and/or expand the policies to accurately reflect the members’ views and attitudes.

At the CAA’s annual general meeting, usually held in October, policies are reviewed and amended as appropriate.

National Health Policy Statement >

CAA Position Statement on Subluxation
The CAA National Board reaffirms the Adoption of the ACC paradigm and also reaffirms its support of the WFC's adoption of the ACC paradigm, which includes the following:

"Chiropractic is concerned with the preservation and restoration of heath, and focuses particular attention on the subluxation.

A subluxation is a complex of functional and/or structural and/or pathological articular changes that compromise neural integrity and may influence organ system function and general health.

A subluxation is evaluated, diagnosed and managed through the use of chiropractic procedures based on the best available rational and empirical evidence."

- August 15, 2010 CAA National Board Meeting

CAA Position Statement on Prescribing Rights for Chiropractors

The CAA National Board reaffirms its support of the World Federation of Chiropractic policy statement concerning the prescription of drugs by chiropractors, and reaffirms its support of CAA National's Core Value No. 3 - "we respect care about and are committed to the individual's holistic well being and emphasise the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery."

- August 15, 2010 CAA National Board Meeting