Acupuncture Profession’s Growing Pain
State legislation that authorizes any healthcare profession
is known as the Practice Act. In order for a profession to establish a recognizable
national presence and be integrated into mainstream medicine, all the state
Practice Acts must evidence consistency. The extent to which state Practice
Acts fail to exhibit consistency can inhibit the ability of the profession to
grow and become successful. We looked at the histories of other health
professions, along with the 45 acupuncture Practice Acts in the USA, in order
to understand the time worn paths that lead to integration in the mainstream
and how the acupuncture profession might benefit.
Source: Stumpf SH,
Hardy ML,
McCuaig S,
Carr CR,
Sarkisyan A.
Acupuncture
Practice Acts: A Profession's Growing Pains. Explore (NY). 2015 Feb 18. pii:
S1550-8307(15)00028-2.
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