Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1223 amends the Medical Practice Act to expand the list of medical professionals who may be certified as an acudetox specialist to include a licensed vocational nurse. The act expands the limits on who may serve on the acupuncture board and establishes that an applicant for an acupuncture license may not be required to appear before the acupuncture board unless certain questions are raised. The act also raises the number of semester hours of college courses that an applicant for an acupuncture license must complete and includes provisions relating to continuing education.