Bill Text: NY S01515 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1515 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the licensing of the profession of acupuncture; including the appropriate jurisdiction and regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-13 - SIGNED CHAP.143 [S01515 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S01515-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1515
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the licensing  of  the
         profession of acupuncture
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 8216  of  the  education  law,  as
    2  added by chapter 504 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    3    (8)  Any  person  who  is  licensed  AND  IN GOOD STANDING to practice
    4  acupuncture in another state or country may practice acupuncture in this
    5  state without a license solely for the purpose  of  conducting  clinical
    6  training,  practice  demonstrations  or clinical research that is within
    7  the practice of acupuncture in connection with a program of basic  clin-
    8  ical  education,  graduate  education,  or post-graduate education in an
    9  approved school of acupuncture or in its affiliated clinical facility or
   10  health care agency, or before a group of licensed acupuncturists who are
   11  members of a professional society. ANY PERSON PRACTICING ACUPUNCTURE  IN
   12  NEW  YORK  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
   13  PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND DISCIPLINARY AND REGULATORY
   14  AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AS IF HE OR SHE IS A LICENSEE  AND  AS
   15  IF  THE  EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION IS A LICENSE. SUCH INDI-
   16  VIDUAL SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  RULES  OF
   17  THE  BOARD OF REGENTS, AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER, RELATING
   18  TO PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT, DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AND  PENALTIES  FOR
   19  PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT.
   20    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
   21  have been in full force and effect on the same date as  chapter  504  of
   22  the laws of 2014, took effect.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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