Bill Text: CA AR48 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to acupuncture.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-14)
Status: (Passed) 2023-07-06 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 2571.). [AR48 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AR48-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 48
| Introduced by Assembly Member Low |
June 22, 2023 |
Relative to acupuncture.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 48, as introduced, Low.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, Acupuncture has been used in Asian countries for thousands of years to preserve and enhance health; and
WHEREAS, Acupuncture is widely used to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness; and
WHEREAS, Acupuncture is a safe, natural, and proven health care system; and
WHEREAS, Acupuncture is recognized as a primary health care profession in California; and
WHEREAS, The potential benefits of acupuncture are widely recognized; and
WHEREAS, Acupuncture is steadily being integrated into mainstream health care; and
WHEREAS, More than 15,000,000 Americans have turned to acupuncture and Asian medicine since they were legalized in this country in the 1970s; and
WHEREAS, There is more access to acupuncture in California than any other state in the country; and
WHEREAS, The risk of side effects from acupuncture are very low and the potential benefits are very high; and
WHEREAS, The National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization have found that there are many health conditions for which the efficacy of acupuncture is indicated; and
WHEREAS, The World Health Organization includes traditional medicine in its International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision; and
WHEREAS, More and more Californians are finding help in this evidence-based and proven medical system; and
WHEREAS, An increasing number of health care service plans and health insurers, including Medicare, Medi-Cal, and the Veterans Administration, are recognizing the value of acupuncture for their enrollees and insureds; and
WHEREAS, Acupuncture is effective in treating pain and reducing the dependence on opiates for pain management; and
WHEREAS, The accreditation standards of acupuncture and Asian herbal medicine education have been increased to the doctoral level; and
WHEREAS, Many Californians have come to rely on acupuncturists as their first choice of health care practitioners for low-risk, cost-effective, and reliable health care; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly hereby proclaims July 12 as California Acupuncture Day, and encourages all Californians to consider the use of acupuncture; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
