2005 Senate Bill 351 (Register acupuncturists)

Public Act 30 of 2006

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Introduced by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R) on March 24, 2005, to require registration and regulation of acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $150 annual registration fee. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend rules establishing the minimum standards for registration.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on March 24, 2005.
  - Reported in the Senate on May 12, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on June 29, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 29, 2005.
Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) on June 30, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on June 30, 2005.
- Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on June 30, 2005.
  - Reported in the House on November 8, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on February 1, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details and raises the annual registration fee to $200. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on February 1, 2006.
Passed in the House (91 to 12) on February 3, 2006, to require registration and regulation of acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $200 annual registration fee. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend professional standards that would be promulgated as administrative rules (having the force of law) by the Department of Community Health. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on February 7, 2006.
Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on February 8, 2006, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 22, 2006.

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1) Oh, come on two!!! [by Mike Hignite on March 30, 2005]
Acupuncturalists!?! Make sure you license psychics next. How about yodelers and mimes? Or psychologists?

Is it necessary to license every single occupation that exists? Enough already.

Why don't you guys just pass a law that makes it illegal for anything bad to happen, or illegal that anything go wrong. That should cover it.
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2) 2005 Senate Bill 351 (Register acupuncturists) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the Senate on March 24, 2005, to require registration and regulation of acupuncturists, and impose a $75 application fee and a $150 annual registration fee. The bill would create a Michigan Board of Acupuncture to recommend rules establishing the minimum standards for registration

The vote was 35 in favor, 0 opposed and 3 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 350 at Senate Journal 64)

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