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A02558 Summary:

A02558 Actions:

A02558 Committee Votes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION   Chair:Glick      
DATE:06/02/2016AYE/NAY:22/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Glick
Aye
Lupinacci
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Butler
Excused
Magee
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Duprey
Excused
Cahill
Aye
Ra
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Garbarino
Excused
Lifton
Aye
Lawrence
Nay
Cusick
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Brindisi
Aye
Simanowitz
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Pichardo
Aye
Simon
Aye
Harris
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/14/2016AYE/NAY:27/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Tedisco
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Finch
Excused
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Raia
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Wright
Excused
Dinowitz
Excused
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Markey
Aye

A02558 Floor Votes:

A02558 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2558--D
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 20, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, COLTON,
          MAGNARELLI, OTIS, QUART, BRONSON, THIELE, KIM -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. CAHILL, LUPARDO, MAGEE, SIMON -- read once  and  referred  to
          the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee  discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
          to  the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule
          3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
          amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
          committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
          ted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to the licensing of
          acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 8211 of the
     2  education law, as added by chapter 772 of the laws of 1990,  is  amended
     3  and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
     4    (a)  "Profession  of acupuncture" is the treating, by means of mechan-
     5  ical, thermal or electrical stimulation effected  by  the  insertion  of
     6  needles  or  by  the  application of heat, pressure or electrical stimu-
     7  lation at a point or combination of points on the surface  of  the  body
     8  predetermined  on  the basis of the theory of the physiological interre-
     9  lationship of body organs with an associated  point  or  combination  of
    10  points  for  diseases,  disorders  and  dysfunctions of the body for the
    11  purpose of achieving a therapeutic or prophylactic effect.  The  profes-
    12  sion  of  acupuncture includes recommendation of dietary supplements and
    13  natural products including, but not limited to,  the  recommendation  of
    14  diet, herbs and other natural products, and their preparation in accord-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02820-14-6
        A. 2558--D                          2
 
     1  ance with traditional and modern practices of East Asian (Chinese, Kore-
     2  an or Japanese) medical theory.
     3    (c) Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit an individual who is
     4  not subject to regulation in this state as a licensed acupuncturist from
     5  engaging  in  the recommendation of traditional remedies and supplements
     6  as defined herein, nor shall this section be construed to  authorize  an
     7  individual  to  practice pharmacy under article one hundred thirty-seven
     8  of this title.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.