Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §451, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 214, §2, is amended to read:

1-A. Chiropractic acupuncture. "Chiropractic acupuncture" means the insertion of acupuncture needles through the skin at specific points; the application to the skin, according to acupuncture techniques, of microelectric current, magnetic stimulation, moxibustion and other forms of heat therapy; therapeutic uses of sound and light; cupping techniques; and acupressure techniques. It Chiropractic acupuncture is a chiropractic methodology used for the correction of the soft tissue components contributing to subluxation and the accompanying physiological or mechanical abnormalities. Except as provided in section 502, chiropractic acupuncture may only be practiced by a licensee who has received a chiropractic acupuncture certification from the board.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the definition of "chiropractic acupuncture" to include the use of microelectric current, magnetic stimulation, moxibustion and other forms of heat therapy, therapeutic uses of sound and light, cupping techniques and acupressure techniques.