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Assembly Bill A5561

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the certification of chiropractors as acupuncturists

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2009-A5561 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8216, Ed L

2009-A5561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of education to establish rules and regulations providing for the certification of chiropractors as acupuncturists, provided that such rules and regulations are no more or less restrictive than those applying to physicians and dentists and that such certified acupuncturists do not represent themselves as licensed acupuncturists.

2009-A5561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5561

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALKER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to the certification of
  chiropractors as acupuncturists

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.    Subdivision  3 of section 8216 of the education law, as
added by chapter 772 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  (3) Any person who is validly certified under the  provisions  of  the
former  chapter  nine hundred fifty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred
seventy-four shall continue to be certified to practice acupuncture  and
may  continue  to  use the title certified acupuncturist. The department
may establish rules and regulations providing for the  certification  of
physicians  and dentists as acupuncturists, provided that such certified
acupuncturists do not represent themselves as  licensed  acupuncturists.
THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE
CERTIFICATION OF CHIROPRACTORS AS  ACUPUNCTURISTS,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
RULES  AND REGULATIONS ARE NO MORE OR LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN THOSE APPLY-
ING TO PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS AND THAT SUCH CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURISTS DO
NOT REPRESENT THEMSELVES AS LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS. Certified  acupunc-
turists  seeking  to  become licensed acupuncturists shall be subject to
all provisions of this article;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08978-01-9

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