Sec. 20-206aa. Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 20-206aa. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 20-206bb and 20-206cc:

      (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health.

      (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Health.

      (3) "Acupuncture" means the treating, by means of mechanical, thermal or electrical stimulation effected by the insertion of needles or by the application of heat, pressure or electrical stimulation at a point or combination of points on the surface of the body predetermined on the basis of the theory of physiological interrelationship of body organs with an associated point or combination of points for diseases, disorders and dysfunctions of the body for the purpose of achieving a therapeutic or prophylactic effect but shall not include the practice of physical therapy.

      (4) "Recognized regional accrediting body" means one of the following regional accrediting bodies: New England Association of Schools and Colleges; Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

      (P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-321, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health in 1995 public and special acts, effective July 1, 1995; (Revisor's note: In 1999 a reference in Subdiv. (4) to "North Central Association of College and Schools" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "North Central Association of Colleges and Schools").