Nebraska Statutes 38-2058. Acupuncture; license required; standard of care
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It is unlawful to practice acupuncture on a person in this state unless the acupuncturist is licensed to practice acupuncture under the Uniform Credentialing Act. An acupuncturist licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act shall provide the same standard of care to patients as that provided by a person licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathy, or osteopathic medicine and surgery. An acupuncturist licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act shall refer a patient to an appropriate practitioner when the problem of the patient is beyond the training, experience, or competence of the acupuncturist.
Source
- Laws 2001, LB 270, § 10;
- R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,346;
- Laws 2007, LB463, § 716;
- Laws 2017, LB19, § 1.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-2058
- Acupuncture: means the insertion, manipulation, and removal of acupuncture needles and the application of manual, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and electromagnetic treatment to such needles at specific points or meridians on the human body in an effort to promote, maintain, and restore health and for the treatment of disease, based on acupuncture theory. See Nebraska Statutes 38-2006
- Acupuncturist: means a person engaged in the practice of acupuncture. See Nebraska Statutes 38-2007
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801