Introduced
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To require licensure and regulations for acupuncturists, and impose $50 annual license fees. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to establish licensure and competence assessment requirements for the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine. This would include the practices of administering herbal substances; therapeutic breathing and exercise techniques; the application of cold packs to reduce heat conditions or inflammation; "cupping" to apply heat or suction to specific locations on the body; dietary, nutritional, and lifestyle counseling; electronic biofeedback and electrostimulation; the use of "ion pumping cords," or the application of wires containing diodes to acupuncture needles placed on the body; the application of magnets to specific locations on the human body; the use of treatment devices with acupuncture "meridians;" "moxibustion," or the use of heat at specific locations on the human body, and more. The Board would be comprised of three acupuncturists, one licensed physician, and one public member. A licensed acupuncturist would only be allowed to practice upon the referral of a regular physician, except for weight control, substance abuse, or illnesses which a physician has already diagnosed.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires registration of acupuncturists but not full licensure, and which does not contain the oriental medicine provisions.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 92 to 15 (details)
To require licensure and regulations for acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $150 annual registration fees. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend rules establishing the minimum standards for registration.
Referred to the Committee on Health Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To establish a new date on which the bill will go into effect if passed.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 33 to 4 (details)
To require licensure and regulations for acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $150 annual registration fees. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend rules establishing the minimum standards for registration.
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Passed in the House 69 to 26 (details)
