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The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association wants the state to let chiropractors prescribe drugs and do minor procedures, a proposal the rival Chiropractic Society of Wisconsin opposes.

No state gives chiropractors authority to do both activities, two national chiropractic organizations said. New Mexico allows chiropractors to prescribe some drugs, and Oklahoma and Oregon let them do some medical procedures.

The Wisconsin Chiropractic Association says expanding the powers of the state’s 2,000 chiropractors would let them act like primary care doctors and help address the state’s projected shortage of medical providers.

The group is discussing the proposal this fall and plans to make it a priority next year. The proposal would require legislative approval and changes to state statutes and rules.

“The opportunity for the chiropractic profession to move itself into the health care mainstream and command a greater share of patients is now,” Rod Lefler, the association’s president, said in a statement on the group’s website.