Authorizes the certification of podiatrists as acupuncturists; includes podiatrists within the group of health care professionals (physicians and dentists) who may become certified acupuncturists; prohibits podiatrists, physicians and dentists from utilizing acupuncture beyond the scope of their practices.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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206
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TOWNS
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing for the
certification of podiatrists as acupuncturists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 8216 of the education law, as
2 added by chapter 772 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
3 (3) Any person who is validly certified under the provisions of the
4 former chapter nine hundred fifty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred
5 seventy-four shall continue to be certified to practice acupuncture and
6 may continue to use the title certified acupuncturist. The department
7 may establish rules and regulations providing for the certification of
8 physicians [and], dentists, and podiatrists as acupuncturists[,];
9 provided that such certified acupuncturists do not represent themselves
10 as licensed acupuncturists or utilize acupuncture beyond the scope of
11 their medical, dental, or podiatric practices, respectively. Certified
12 acupuncturists seeking to become licensed acupuncturists shall be
13 subject to all provisions of this article;
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01952-01-9
