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2000 SESSION

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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.


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