Bill > H2284

This bill amends the General Laws of Massachusetts to establish provisions for the practice of auricular acupuncture detoxification by qualified health care professionals. The key provisions include: 1. Defining "auricular acupuncture detoxification" as the treatment using sterile, disposable acupuncture needles in specific locations on the ear, in accordance with the NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocol. 2. Establishing the term "acupuncture detoxification specialist" for qualified health care professionals who are registered with the Department of Public Health to engage in this practice. 3. Requiring qualified health care professionals to be licensed in certain fields and have completed NADA training or an equivalent, in order to be registered as an acupuncture detoxification specialist. 4. Allowing registered acupuncture detoxification specialists to practice under the general supervision of a licensed acupuncturist, within certain healthcare settings. 5. Clarifying that the bill does not prohibit licensed physicians or medical acupuncturists from practicing auricular acupuncture detoxification within their scope of practice. The purpose of this bill is to expand access to auricular acupuncture detoxification services as an integrated treatment for substance abuse, mental health, and other related conditions.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2284