03/30/2007
The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Thursday issued a second 15-day notice of revisions to proposed medical treatment guideline regulations including removing the cap on the number of acupuncture visits.
The latest revisions to the proposed medical treatment utilization
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07/31/2018
Services updated its Physician Fee Schedule effective July 1 to value all of the procedure codes for acupuncture at zero. That reflects CMS policy because acupuncture is not covered by Medicare and Medicaid but does not conform the state workers compensation low which does cover acupuncture.
The
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12/21/2018
Acupuncture will soon be covered by workers' compensation insurance in New York state if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs Senate Bill 6666 into law.
The Senate this week gave final approval to the bill after it passed the Assembly last summer and it's on its way to the governor's desk. The measure
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08/03/2009
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday made three appointments to the state Acupuncture Board and two appointments to the Medical Board.
The governor reappointed Charles Kim 53 of La Habra to the Acupuncture Board. He has served on the board since 2007. Kim has served as chairman of
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12/18/2020
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE TERM 2nd and 11th JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
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FORREST CHEN ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES P.C. AAO MELISSA LUGO APPELLANT
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03/30/2012
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01/29/2008
Gov. Mike Beebe announced 17 appointments Monday to Arkansas boards and commissions including four to the State Board of Nursing and two to the State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques.
The appointments to the Board of Nursing expire Oct. 1 2011.
Those appointments include Dr. Cynthia
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06/05/2009
Gov. Rick Perry R has appointed Rey Ximenes of Austin to the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners for a term to expire Jan. 31 2015.
The board regulates the practice of acupuncture in the state.
Ximenes is owner medical director and pain management specialist of the Pain and Stress
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12/13/2006
working with the division to ensure that workable guidelines are adopted and that the Colorado guidelines are a good start in the right direction" said Sandra Carey a lobbyist for the Council of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Associations CAOMA in an e-mail to WorkCompCentral on Tuesday.
Gov
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06/28/2006
A bill that would create specific treatment guidelines for acupuncture has cleared its final committee and is awaiting a vote by the full California state Senate.
The Senate Business Professions and Economic Development Committee voted Monday to approve Assembly Bill 2287 by Judy Chu D
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