North Dakota Passes First Acupuncture Law
BISMARCK, N.D., April 21, 2015
(SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As a result of the efforts of a small group of
dedicated acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) practitioners from the North
Dakota Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and proponents of AOM
in North Dakota, Governor Jack Dalrymple signed SB 2191 into effect on March
23, 2015, the state’s first law regulating the practice of acupuncture, the
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
(NCCAOM(R)) announced today.
In January 2014, a small group of
AOM practitioners held their first meeting to discuss establishing acupuncture
licensure in North Dakota. By Spring 2014, this group of acupuncturists founded
the North Dakota Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and promptly
began the laborious task of writing the acupuncture practice act. Later that
year, the legislative sponsors joined the initiative and SB 2191 was submitted
for consideration.
One of the members of the above
group, Steve Spader, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM)(R) who, along with others, worked
tirelessly on the passage of this legislation stated, “Though there have been
attempts in the past to introduce a practice act, this time we were blessed
with guidance from Beth Allen, ND and other experienced people both locally and
nationally.”
“Now that North Dakota has become
the 45th state to regulate the practice of acupuncture, this will ensure that
its citizens will be better protected and the state will attract acupuncturists
who are nationally board certified,” stated Dr. Kory Ward-Cook, Chief Executive
Officer of the NCCAOM. “When you raise the standards, you attract highly
qualified practitioners.”
Acupuncture is one of the oldest,
most commonly used medical treatments in the world. It is low-cost,
non-invasive and has very little adverse side effects and has been used with
great success for more than 3,000 years. Today, many patients and doctors
consider acupuncture a mainstream integrative treatment.
Source of the report is here.
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