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NY A03033
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Creates an exemption allowing unlicensed individuals to practice auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) without full acupuncturist credentials, subject to specific restrictions
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Requires practitioners to have clean needle technique training, use only sterile single-use needles, and work under general supervision of a licensed acupuncturist (including phone/electronic availability during business hours and one annual on-site visit)
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Prohibits practitioners from diagnosing or treating diseases, claiming to be acupuncturists, or implying their practice is licensed or state-certified
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Limits treatment strictly to insertion of disposable sterile needles into the ear only; needle insertion anywhere else on the body constitutes unlicensed acupuncture practice
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Directs the department to monitor and evaluate whether ear acupuncture practitioners are operating safely and within their scope of practice
Legislative Description
Relates to the practice of acupuncture and the exemption that a person who does not otherwise possess the credentials or qualifications required for the practice of acupuncture may engage in the practice of auriculotherapy or "ear acupuncture" subject to certain restrictions.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026