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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HEALING ART OF

ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE

     Introduced By: Senator Roger Picard

     Date Introduced: February 25, 2016

     Referred To: Senate Health & Human Services

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 5-37.2 of the General Laws entitled "The Healing Art of

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     5-37.2-1.1. Board of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. – (a) The director of the

department shall appoint a board of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. The board shall consist

of five (5) members, all of whom shall be residents of the state, four (4) of whom shall be doctors

of acupuncture and Oriental medicine licensed by the department and engaged in the practice of

acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the state for at least five (5) years prior to their

appointment, and there shall be one public member. The members shall be appointed for terms of

three (3) years; each member may serve a maximum of two (2) consecutive full terms. No

member of the board of acupuncture and Oriental medicine shall receive compensation for their

attendance at meetings of the board.

     (b) The director of health may remove any member from the board for neglect of any

duty required by law or for any incompetency, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct.

Vacancies created by voluntary resignation or removal by the director of health shall be filled in

the same manner as the original appointment was made for the remainder of the term.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HEALING ART OF

ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE

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     This act would establish a five (5) member board of acupuncture and Oriental medicine

within the department of health and provide for the removal of board members for unprofessional

conduct.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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