Committee Activity:Health & Long Term Care: 1/15/20, 1/20/20 [DP].
Brief Summary of Bill
Changes the definition of acupuncture and Eastern medicine. Add a sentence.
Permits acupuncturists to practice intramuscular and dry needling, practice ear acupuncture, and use contact needling and non-insertion tools.
Permits acupuncturists, once they have completed a training, to inject local anesthetics for reducing pain during point injection therapy and use oxygen and epinephrine for potential emergency purposes.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators Cleveland, Chair; Randall, Vice Chair; O'Ban, Ranking Member; Becker, Conway, Dhingra, Frockt, Keiser, Muzzall, Rivers and Van De Wege.
Staff: Greg Attanasio (786-7410)
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Summary of Bill: The bill as referred to committee not considered.
Summary of Bill: This is the summary of the bill.
EFFECT OF CHANGES:
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Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: No.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:The committee recommended a different version of the bill than what was heard. PRO: This bill is great.
Persons Testifying: PRO: Senator Ann Rivers, Prime Sponsor; Leslie Emerick, Washington Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association; Susan Schultz, WA Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying:No one.