BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 57
Author: Eng (D), et al
Amended: 4/23/09 in Assembly
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 4/20/09
SUBJECT : Acupuncture
SOURCE : Council of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Associations
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims April 23, 2009, as
California Acupuncture Day and encourages all Californians
to consider the use of acupuncture.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. Acupuncture is a noninvasive, gentle, and proven health
care system used to diagnose, treat, and prevent
illness.
2. The potential benefits of acupuncture are widely
recognized as more than 15 million Americans have turned
to acupuncture and Asian medicine since it was
introduced in this country in the 1970s.
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3. There is more access to this medicine in California than
any other state in the country, and California has the
highest education standards for acupuncturists of any
state in the country. As a result, 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.
This resolution proclaims April 23, 2009, as California
Acupuncture Day and encourages all Californians to consider
the use of acupuncture.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/7/09)
Council of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Associations
(source)
CTW:mw 5/7/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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