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2000 SESSION
HB 1250 Practice of acupuncture.
Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Health professions; practice of acupuncture. Requires that, prior to performing any acupuncture procedure, any acupuncturist who is not licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic or podiatry must obtain either (i) written documentation that the patient had received a diagnostic examination by a medical practitioner with regard to that ailment or (ii) must provide to the patient a written recommendation for such a diagnostic exam. The bill also eliminates the need for any persons licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic or podiatry to be separately licensed to practice acupuncture, but requires the Board of Medicine by regulation to develop appropriate education, training and practice guidelines for such practitioners. Foreign speaking acupuncturists who speak the language of a majority of their clients will be exempt from the Test of Spoken English and Test of English as a Foreign Language. At this time, such foreign speaking acupuncturists cannot obtain licensure in Virginia.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003918230 pdf
- 02/11/00 House: Committee substitute printed 003647230-H1 pdf
- 02/12/00 House: Printed as engrossed 003647230-EH1 pdf
- 03/13/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1250ER) pdf
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003918230
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/26/00 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 02/10/00 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (13-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/00 House: Committee substitute printed 003647230-H1
- 02/11/00 House: Read first time
- 02/12/00 House: Read second time
- 02/12/00 House: Committee substitute agreed to 003647230-H1
- 02/12/00 House: Amendment by Del. Broman agreed to
- 02/12/00 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amd. 003647230-EH1
- 02/12/00 House: Printed as engrossed 003647230-EH1
- 02/14/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/00 House: Read third time and passed House (80-Y 16-N)
- 02/15/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 16-N)
- 02/15/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/24/00 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1250ER)
- 03/15/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/16/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 814 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/02/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0814)