Authorizes the certification of podiatrists as acupuncturists; includes podiatrists within the group of health care professionals (physicians and dentists) who may become certified acupuncturists; prohibits podiatrists, physicians and dentists from utilizing acupuncture beyond the scope of their practices.

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A1002-2011 Actions

• May 12, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to higher education

A1002-2011 Text

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

                                    1002

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M. of A. PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TOWNS
    -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

  AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  providing  for  the
    certification of podiatrists 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,  AND  PODIATRISTS  as   acupuncturists[,];
  provided  that such certified acupuncturists do not represent themselves
  as licensed acupuncturists OR UTILIZE ACUPUNCTURE BEYOND  THE  SCOPE  OF
  THEIR  MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR PODIATRIC PRACTICES, RESPECTIVELY.  Certified
  acupuncturists  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.
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