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House advances bill clarifying chiropractic physicians' authority on acupuncture after heated debate
Summary
After extended floor debate over training requirements and whether the measure should go to interim study, the House passed Senate Bill 249, which changes the acupuncture-exemption language and will be returned to the Senate.
The Utah House approved Senate Bill 249 as amended, a measure redefining the practice boundaries between chiropractic physicians and licensed acupuncturists. The vote on the amended bill was 47–24; the bill will be returned to the Senate for further consideration.
Representative Del Rey (floor representative for the bill) explained that SB249 removes an exemption in the acupuncture licensing act and makes explicit in statute that chiropractic physicians may perform…
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