38-2058 Acupuncture; license required; standard of care. - Nebraska Statutes

38-2058. Acupuncture; license required; standard of care.It is unlawful to practice acupuncture on a person in this state unless the acupuncturist is licensed to practice acupuncture under the Uniform Credentialing Act and has been presented by the patient with a prior letter of referral from or a medical diagnosis and evaluation completed by a practitioner licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery within ninety days immediately preceding the date of an initial acupuncture treatment. An acupuncturist licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act shall provide the same standard of care to patients as that provided by a person licensed under the Uniform Credentialing Act to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathy, or osteopathic medicine and surgery. SourceLaws 2001, LB 270, § 10; R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,346; Laws 2007, LB463, § 716.