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CO HB1141

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/20/2012

Primary Sponsor

Claire Levy

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows mental health care professionals licensed, registered, or certified under Colorado law to perform auricular acudetox if they have completed proper training

  • Defines auricular acudetox as the subcutaneous insertion of sterile, disposable acupuncture needles at five predetermined bilateral ear locations: sympathetic, shen men, kidney, liver, and lung

  • Requires that auricular acudetox be performed within the mental health professional's current scope of practice

  • Takes effect July 1, 2012

  • Declares the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety

Legislative Description

Health Care Professionals Acudetox

Last Action

House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/16/2012
Health and Environment1/20/2012

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