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1999 SESSION

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HB 2061 Practice of acupuncture.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Board of Medicine; practice of acupuncture. Revises the definition of the “practice of acupuncture” to permit the use of herbal preparations and nutritional supplements and removes the requirement for a referral by a licensed practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic or podiatry. The patient must still have a diagnostic examination from a practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic or podiatry with regard to the ailment or condition to be treated by the acupuncturist.

FULL TEXT

• 01/20/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 993223485  pdf
• 01/28/99  House: Printed as engrossed 993223485-E  pdf
• 03/04/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2061ER)  pdf
• 04/08/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments

HISTORY

• 01/20/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 993223485
• 01/20/99  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/22/99  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
• 01/26/99  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/99  House: Read first time
• 01/28/99  House: Read second time
• 01/28/99  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/28/99  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/28/99  House: Printed as engrossed 993223485-E
• 01/29/99  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/09/99  Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Prof.
• 02/18/99  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2061ER)
• 03/08/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 779 (effective 7/1/99)
• 04/08/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0779)