|
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2022 |
print number 7867a |
| Apr 20, 2022 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to higher education |
| May 28, 2021 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A7867A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2021-A7867 - Details
2021-A7867 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7867
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 28, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of
acupuncture and certain exemptions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 8216 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 773 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as
follows:
(4) A person who does not otherwise possess the credentials or quali-
fications required for the practice of acupuncture prescribed by this
article or the regulations promulgated hereunder or any other law but
[who is authorized by the division of alcoholism and alcohol abuse, the
division of substance abuse services, or the department of health to
provide treatment for alcoholism, substance dependence, or chemical
dependency in a hospital or clinical program which has been approved for
such treatment by the division of alcoholism and alcohol abuse, the
division of substance abuse services, or the department of health and
who has been trained to practice acupuncture for the treatment of alco-
holism, substance dependence, or chemical dependency through an educa-
tional program acceptable to the education department may nevertheless
practice acupuncture provided such practice is limited to the treatment
of alcoholism, substance dependence, or chemical dependency in such
clinical or hospital programs, or in a program that if statutorily
exempt from such approval meets standards approved by the division of
alcoholism and alcohol abuse, the division of substance abuse services,
or the department of health, and further provided that such practice is
done in accordance with regulations promulgated by the division of alco-
holism and alcohol abuse, the division of substance abuse services, or
the department of health. Such person shall work only under the general
supervision of a physician or dentist certified to practice acupuncture
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
2021-A7867A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A7867A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the practice of acupuncture and the exemption that a person who does not otherwise possess the credentials or qualifications required for the practice of acupuncture may engage in the practice of auriculotherapy or "ear acupuncture" subject to certain restrictions.
2021-A7867A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7867--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 28, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
er Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the practice of
acupuncture and certain exemptions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8216 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
(9) (A) A PERSON WHO DOES NOT OTHERWISE POSSESS THE CREDENTIALS OR
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE PRESCRIBED BY
THIS ARTICLE OR THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED HEREUNDER OR ANY OTHER LAW
MAY ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF AURICULOTHERAPY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "EAR
ACUPUNCTURE", IF SUCH PERSON:
(I) HAS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN CLEAN NEEDLE TECHNIQUES;
(II) EMPLOYS STERILE, SINGLE-USE NEEDLES, WITHOUT REUSE;
(III) DOES NOT PURPORT TO DIAGNOSE OR TREAT ANY DISEASE, DISORDER,
INFIRMITY, OR AFFLICTION;
(IV) DOES NOT USE ANY LETTERS, WORDS, OR INSIGNIA INDICATING OR IMPLY-
ING THAT THE PERSON IS AN ACUPUNCTURIST;
(V) MAKES NO STATEMENT IMPLYING THAT SUCH PERSON'S PRACTICE OF AURICU-
LOTHERAPY IS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR OTHERWISE OVERSEEN BY THE STATE;
(VI) CONDUCTS THE PRACTICE OF AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE ONLY UNDER THE
GENERAL SUPERVISION OF A PERSON WHO IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE ACUPUNCTURE
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, "GENERAL SUPER-
VISION" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, AVAILABILITY OF A LICENSED
ACUPUNCTURIST BY PHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS DURING BUSINESS HOURS,
WITH AT LEAST ONE ON-SITE VISIT BY A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST PER YEAR.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11628-02-2
A. 7867--A 2
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.