Bill Text: SC H4590 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Auricular detoxification therapy
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-10 - Continued [H4590 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2017-H4590-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 40-47-755, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF AURICULAR DETOXIFICATION THERAPY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS OR LICENSED PHYSICIANS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED DEGREE OF SUCH SUPERVISION FROM DIRECT SUPERVISION TO GENERAL SUPERVISION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-47-755 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 40-47-755. Auricular detoxification therapy may take place under the direct general supervision of a licensed acupuncturist or a person licensed to practice medicine under this chapter. A treatment by an auricular detoxification specialist is strictly limited to the five ear-point treatment protocol for detoxification, substance abuse, or chemical dependency as stipulated by NADA."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
